Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 FAA Recreation Safety Film

Video Courtesy: FAA via Lessons Learned From Transport Airplane Accidents

http://accidents-ll.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=1&LLID=8

Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed into the Florida Everglades while on approach to Miami International Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the crash was the result of an inadvertent autopilot disconnection that went unnoticed by the flightcrew as they were attempting to correct an unsafe landing gear position indication. The NTSB determined that the uncommanded descent into the Everglades was the result of the flightcrew's failure to monitor the airplane's flight path and an improper division of duties on the flight deck while troubleshooting an anomalous system indication. Of the 163 persons on board 112 were killed in the crash. This accident was one of the precipitating accidents leading to the development and industry-wide adoption of flightcrew resource management philosophies and training.

(Note: This reenactment was filmed in a simulator, and was not produced by Eastern Airlines. The simulator used for the filming was not identically configured to the flight deck and warning system originally delivered to Eastern Airlines. In this video, following the unintended departure from 2000 feet, a warning tone is heard, and footage of the altimeter shows a continuously flashing amber light. Eastern Airlines had inhibited the flashing alert light below 2500 feet above the ground, so on the accident airplane, only the tone was produced, at 1750 feet. There would have been no flashing light. This discrepancy in the video could lead the viewer to assume that the flight crew must have ignored, or missed, two warnings, while in reality, the only warning that would have existed would have been a single, short duration, aural tone.)

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[ericajjful]

good work here

[alexasmithy]

some really good stuff here

[tinainfla]

@niselat that is good to know since I have to fly in a week, and feel like you might as well be asking me to fly to the moon, yes-- I am a big chicken. Bagock!

[niselat]

@tinainfla every crash requires at least three distinct failures to occur before it can happen.

[tinainfla]

ATC could have told they needed to climb 2,000. ATC dropped the ball as well, a comedy of errors rather, a tragedy of errors.

[mrshutter45]

@Lisatrublu  also there was statements from other pilots that the cockpit was full of alarms going off all the time that would end up making you start to ignore the sounds at certain times! I live about 10 miles from the crash site and have read just about everything about this crash!

[thomsonfly645k]

did the tristar not have an autopilot disconnect warning?

[mcwolfus]

@Flyglobespan93 Actually the story was debunked. Part from the trashed palne were not exchanged.

[Lisatrublu]

The comments below that state "shit" pilots is not a fair call. Think of this: It is 1971; no Pilots back then were ever trained in CRM; CREW MANAGEMENT; the duties were not delegated properly. While the Captain was agitated, his lack of training showed. These days we are aware in any industry of how to deal with adversity; like a grumpy Captain that neglected to answer the Co-Pilot when he asked" should I take over on flying plane...it was like the old Pollack joke:how many does it take to fix

[CE750]

@dhakaboy1 good catch, but at least the acting is realistic...