ATR-72 crash in Taiwan - terrifying footage

CCIP · 02-04-15, 01:47 AM

TransAsia's aircraft crashes on departure - same type of same airline crashed with 53 fatalities last year.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/vid...-crashes-river

Those poor people

Shockingly, the reports so far say that most on board have in fact survived the crash. Fingers crossed that this is really true!

GoldenRivet · 02-04-15, 02:26 AM

Thats pretty intense. I have heard few good things about the ATR really. I very nearly bid the aircraft out of DFW several years ago but ultimately decided not to.

I miss flying for the airlines, sometimes i really want to go back, but then i see my paycheck compared to what it used to be and it makes me laugh

The aircraft suddenly rolled sharply to the left, in the video it looked to have plenty of speed but its hard to know exactly how fast the plane was traveling and if there was any ice accumulation on the wings.

Some of you will recall that the ATRs had to have their leading edge de-ice boots modified following the American Eagle Airlines Roselawn Crash years ago. The ice accumulation on the wings at specific airspeeds and flap configurations caused the aircraft to experience a sharp and sudden rolling motion, almost exactly like in the video... straight and level one moment, knife edge the next. Following the recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board, American Eagle Airlines relocated its entire fleet of ATR aircraft to routes in the Caribbean where icing might be less frequently encountered.

I would be surprised to hear of survivors, striking the planet earth at such an attitude is rarely survivable, especially when the aircraft immediately makes its best impression of a submarine following impact.

EDIT: It would appear there are as many as 28 survivors who have been rescued from the aircraft at this point

CCIP · 02-04-15, 02:55 AM

Actually, I found out what the roll to the left was. If you go to the other article linked at the bottom of that page, there is another video, from a car further back, and you can clearly see the plane hitting high-tension power lines that are not visible in this video. That's what caused that roll.

GoldenRivet · 02-04-15, 03:03 AM

ohhhh that sucks... yeah i couldnt see power lines in that video.

BossMark · 02-04-15, 05:04 AM

Just seen this on sky news and its a miracle that anybody as got out alive.

Jimbuna · 02-04-15, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossMark

Just seen this on sky news and its a miracle that anybody as got out alive.

Rgr that

02-04-15, 01:47 AM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	ATR-72 crash in Taiwan - terrifying footage TransAsia's aircraft crashes on departure - same type of same airline crashed with 53 fatalities last year. http://www.theguardian.com/world/vid...-crashes-river Those poor people Shockingly, the reports so far say that most on board have in fact survived the crash. Fingers crossed that this is really true! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-04-15, 02:26 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Thats pretty intense. I have heard few good things about the ATR really. I very nearly bid the aircraft out of DFW several years ago but ultimately decided not to. I miss flying for the airlines, sometimes i really want to go back, but then i see my paycheck compared to what it used to be and it makes me laugh The aircraft suddenly rolled sharply to the left, in the video it looked to have plenty of speed but its hard to know exactly how fast the plane was traveling and if there was any ice accumulation on the wings. Some of you will recall that the ATRs had to have their leading edge de-ice boots modified following the American Eagle Airlines Roselawn Crash years ago. The ice accumulation on the wings at specific airspeeds and flap configurations caused the aircraft to experience a sharp and sudden rolling motion, almost exactly like in the video... straight and level one moment, knife edge the next. Following the recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board, American Eagle Airlines relocated its entire fleet of ATR aircraft to routes in the Caribbean where icing might be less frequently encountered. I would be surprised to hear of survivors, striking the planet earth at such an attitude is rarely survivable, especially when the aircraft immediately makes its best impression of a submarine following impact. EDIT: It would appear there are as many as 28 survivors who have been rescued from the aircraft at this point __________________

02-04-15, 02:55 AM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Actually, I found out what the roll to the left was. If you go to the other article linked at the bottom of that page, there is another video, from a car further back, and you can clearly see the plane hitting high-tension power lines that are not visible in this video. That's what caused that roll. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-04-15, 03:03 AM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	ohhhh that sucks... yeah i couldnt see power lines in that video. __________________

02-04-15, 05:04 AM	#5
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Just seen this on sky news and its a miracle that anybody as got out alive. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now