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00:00just moments after taking
00:05from a remote island in Norway
00:10something's wrong the pilots of Vitero
00:12flight 839 lose control of
00:15their plane oh god it plunges into the
00:18Norwegian sea
00:20killing everyone on board in the rain
00:25in the package investigators find damage
00:27to a critical part
00:30and it's broken it didn't make a great deal
00:35of sense and when they learn another
00:38Vitero flight nearly met
00:40the same fate at the same airport
00:42looks like they lost control of the plane
00:44for two minutes
00:45we're going over
00:50they discover a controversial decision
00:54that
00:55put lives at risk
00:57I wish that we had put our foot down
01:00and said no more
01:05we're going over
01:05we're going over
01:08we're going over
01:10Vitero flight
01:13Vitero flight
01:15You
01:20You
01:25You
01:30Putting your seatbelt sign on
01:35Vidaro flight 836 is heading to a remote outpost on the local
01:40Photon archipelago in the norwegian sea
01:44Lufthansa one of
01:45The most beautiful places in norway
01:49It's a place where
01:50Norwegian would want to go on holiday to experience untouched nature
01:55And especially the beautiful mountains
02:00Tonight's flight is carrying 11 passengers
02:05Most are norwegians traveling to the islands from the mainland
02:10Vidaro 836
02:14Runway 25 free
02:15Winds variable 1021 at 260 degrees
02:20Visibility 2,500 meters
02:22Copy that
02:23BRO 836
02:25Available
02:29Outpost
02:30Vidaro is Norway's largest regional airline it serves remote community
02:35across the country since the 1960s and
02:4070s it was a push in Norway to build regional airports in rural
02:45areas it's made people feel less isolated and it made travel
02:50a lot easier
02:55the plane is heading first to the small island of vari and then southwest to run
03:00before returning to the mainland city of boda
03:06approach checklist
03:0912 months
03:10miles from the airport the crew prepares for landing
03:15the crew was experienced that this was the first time the captain had flown into vado
03:21octimeters
03:24set
03:26they're flying a de Havilland twin otter
03:29they're flying a de Havilland twin otter
03:30it's a twin turboprop utility aircraft
03:35a workhorse for getting in and out of small remote airports
03:41the best airplane in the world
03:44it's
03:45it's an incredibly sturdy aircraft
03:47very pilot friendly
03:50We have a long mountainous coast, and for that, it will not...
03:55It was perfect.
04:00Landing lights on.
04:05Zero flight 836 is now minutes from landing at Vare.
04:11Already on?
04:14But the airport...
04:15The airport is notorious for unpredictable wins.
04:19Vare, translate...
04:20The airport was located...
04:21The airport was located...
04:25To the north of the island, between the mountain and the sea.
04:30It's a very demanding flying environment, because the weather changes all the time.
04:35So the pilots have to adapt to that.
04:40Set flaps.
04:44Flaps set.
04:45With the runway in sight, the pilots begin to line up for landing.
04:51But just as the plane turns...
04:54It's rocked.
04:55By turbulence.
04:56By turbulence.
04:57By turbulence.
04:59By turbulence.
05:00By turbulence.
05:02I have control.
05:04You have control.
05:05By turbulence.
05:06You can lift the雨 in sight...
05:08From there.
05:10When flying at vare...
05:10You will experience turbulence, and you will be tossed around.
05:15This isn't getting better.
05:20Go around.
05:25He obviously decided that the situation was not good to land, so he went around.
05:30And it was a great call on his part.
05:33Laps up.
05:35As the captain powers out of the landing, the plane is hit with a power.
05:40Powerful downdraft and extreme turbulence.
05:45You get sort of a tunnel vision when you're...
05:50In a situation like that, and you pull out all your resources.
05:55And you try to counteract the situation that you're in.
06:00For two minutes, the captain struggles to level the plane.
06:05He was an extreme turbulence.
06:11You're momentarily out of control.
06:12You may or may not regain control.
06:15You may or may not regain control of the plane.
06:20You may or may not regain control of the plane.
06:25over the force of the wind becomes so great that
06:30the plane rolls over speeding towards the mountains
06:35altitude
06:40I can't see anything
06:45I can't see anything
06:51come on
06:54come on
06:55come on
07:00only 250 feet from the ground the captain
07:05levels the plane and pulls out of the dive
07:10I can't see anything
07:12I can't see anything
07:14I can't see anything
07:15I just can't believe that he recovered at such a low altitude
07:20I can't see anything
07:22I can't see anything
07:24I can't see anything
07:25I can't see anything
07:27I can't see anything
07:29I can't see anything
07:31did a row
07:32836 has aborted landing
07:34redirecting to
07:36copy that
07:37vidro 836
07:38stay safe
07:40everyone okay back there?
07:46vidro flight 836
07:49vidro flight 836
07:51escapes disaster
07:53no one on board is injured
07:55I'm still shaking my head at that one
08:00that was an ace pilot
08:05in the city of boda
08:07officials from vidro airlines cancel all
08:10flights into varay
08:11while they try and piece together what happened with flight 836
08:16as part of an internal investigation
08:19the pilot
08:20is interviewed
08:22we were lining up for approach
08:24turbulent
08:25and the violence was getting worse and worse
08:28i have control
08:29i have control
08:30it was obvious we couldn't land
08:34it was obvious we couldn't land
08:35i applied power to the engines and we climbed to about 1800 feet
08:40where we got hit with a massive downdraft
08:45we're going over
08:49we're going over
08:50we're going over
08:55we're going over
08:57i battled that plane
08:58i battled that plane
09:00trying to keep it away from the mountains
09:04come on
09:05come on
09:09come on
09:11eventually
09:13i was able to level out
09:15climb to a safe altitude
09:16and turned for roost
09:20It would be terrifying for them, I'm sure.
09:25I've heard stories about that airport.
09:30And they're true.
09:35The pilots were not very happy.
09:39We realized that...
09:40This had been a serious incident, and we had to tighten the operation.
09:45At the island, to make that a safer.
09:50The first action taken by video officials...
09:55...is to reduce the maximum wind speeds for take-off and landing at various...
10:00...the airport from 20 to 15 knots.
10:04Videro asks...
10:05...the Civil Aviation Authority to install anemometers, devices that monitor...
10:10...and transmit wind speeds.
10:12Two are installed at each end of the airstrip...
10:15...and one is installed on the mountain.
10:17The mountain is its own weather maker.
10:19It can...
10:20...and cause winds to change in direction, change in speed, which are conducive to...
10:25...making some serious turbulence.
10:29It's crazy.
10:30It's called terrain-induced turbulence.
10:33When winds hit the mountains on Vare...
10:35...they tend to accelerate over the top and drop down towards the airstrip.
10:40This creates powerful downdrafts and crosswinds.
10:43The sudden changes in...
10:45...wind speeds and direction can create wind shear and cause a pilot to lose...
10:50...control.
10:53This was a difficult place to operate.
10:55When the wind was flying over the mountains and down onto the airport.
10:59And we...
11:00...we had to tighten those restrictions quite severely.
11:04And quickly...
11:05But will the restrictions at Vare be...
11:10...enough to ensure the safety of future flights.
11:15Should not have any other YESBAA blocking disturbs...
11:16...for a lot might not be.
11:18So...
11:19I would say any of these things is not ...
11:21... wäre what we might use.
11:22While they're just doing a lot of work within Laschetes, please.
11:25But we were suggestions during this time,...
11:27...we have to decide that.
11:28政府 has Game of the Health Lucas Association.
11:30Also, we parks the USSR and
11:20it's been 15 months since videro flight 836 had their close call
11:25at vare airport videro flight 839 has just landed at vare
11:30and is refueling before heading back to the mainland for easter weekend
11:35anti-collision light on
11:40aft and forward boost on captain
11:45edar niels pearson is the pilot in command
11:50edar was a very level-headed fella he was a top-rated
11:55pilot and he'd been with us for years start switch
12:00left engine
12:01the first officer is on
12:05vidar grüner floater on right engine
12:10right engine
12:10on
12:13the first
12:15officer was fairly new
12:16i think he'd been with us for a long time
12:20only about a year
12:20look at that windsock
12:25it's flapping like mad
12:27welcome to vare
12:30buckle up folks
12:32it's going to be a bit bumpy getting out of here
12:35there are three passengers on board including a young couple
12:40all right
12:41videro 839 ready to taxi
12:42videro 839 roger
12:45no known traffic runway free wind variable middle direction two
12:50five five five zero at twenty one max fifty seven q n h niner
12:55eight eight
12:56copy niner eight eight
12:57copy niner eight eight
13:00the captain he was a local pilot he knew the weather he knew the limit
13:05limitations of the aircraft knew the limitations of the airport
13:10as they line up at the end of the runway the crew performs the before takeoff
13:15checklist
13:15flap set 10
13:20set 10
13:20heading set to two eight zero
13:25let's make it three two zero
13:28just get clearance
13:30it's calm now we should get going
13:31copy that
13:33tower
13:34vatero eight three nine
13:35requesting clearance
13:36vatero eight three nine
13:37voda control clears vatero eight
13:40vatero eight three nine direct vodot at five thousand feet and squawk zero one three five
13:45copy
13:45vatero eight three nine
13:48here we go
13:50here we go
13:55Wind has varied 210 to 29.
14:00The gusts of 34.
14:03Yeah, Roger, we are...
14:05Rolling, 70 knots.
14:1080 knots.
14:15Rotate.
14:18At 2.43,
14:20Zero Flight 839 takes off from Vare and heads for the mainland.
14:25The return flight to Boda will take less than 30 minutes.
14:30Well...
14:35Flaps up.
14:38Ten seconds after takeoff...
14:40A strange noise catches the pilot's attention.
14:45You don't want anything unusual to happen in that...
14:50face of the flight since you are very close to the ground.
14:55They struggle to keep the plane level.
15:00Steady.
15:01Steady.
15:02Steady.
15:05Something's wrong.
15:10Steady.
15:11Steady.
15:12Steady.
15:13Steady.
15:14Steady.
15:15Steady.
15:17Steady.
15:18Steady.
15:19Steady.
15:20Steady.
15:21Steady.
15:23Steady.
15:24Steady.
15:25Steady.
15:26Steady.
15:27Steady.
15:28Steady.
15:29Steady.
15:30Steady.
15:31Steady.
15:32Steady.
15:33Steady.
15:34Steady.
15:35Steady.
15:36Steady.
15:37Steady.
15:38Steady.
15:39Steady.
15:40Steady.
15:41Steady.
15:42Steady.
15:43Steady.
15:44Steady.
15:45Steady.
15:46Steady.
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15:48Steady.
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15:53Steady.
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15:55Steady.
15:56Steady.
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16:00Steady.
16:01Steady.
16:02Steady.
16:03Steady.
16:04Steady.
15:40Videro Flight 839.
15:45Slams into the sea.
15:50Videro 839.
15:54This is...
15:55Vare Tower.
15:56Do you copy?
15:57Videro 839.
15:59Vare information...
16:00...on 119.4.
16:05Videro 839.
16:06Videro 940.
16:07Videro 940.
16:08Videro 940.
16:09Videro 940.
16:10Within hours, search and rescue teams spot debris on the ocean's surface.
16:156.5 kilometers northwest of the airport.
16:20The wreckage was found three days after the accident.
16:25The harsh sea conditions made it a challenge.
16:30The bodies of the three passengers and the first officer...
16:35...are recovered.
16:37Captain Pearson's remains are never found.
16:40The accident caused a lot of grief.
16:45Vare is a small island where everyone know each other...
16:48...so everyone felt they had lost...
16:50...someone close to them.
16:53Investigators from the Norwegian...
16:55...the accident commission for civil aviation...
16:57...or HSL...
16:58...soon arrive on the...
17:00...island.
17:03The purpose of the Videro in...
17:05...investigation was to find out what happened during that incident.
17:10...I was manager air...
17:15safety for Boeing Canada to have on the division, and I traveled to that role.
17:20to assist with the investigation.
17:23The airfield was spec-
17:25spectacular, but I was somewhat surprised in the closeness of-
17:30the mountain range, which paralleled the entire runway.
17:37Investigators start by interviewing the controller.
17:40who briefs pilots on the local weather.
17:42Sorry about that.
17:43That's fine.
17:44Can you walk-
17:45me through what happened the day of the accident?
17:47Normal day, by our standards.
17:50Landed at 14.30, refueled, changed passengers, and asked to taxi out.
17:55The whole turnaround was less than 15 minutes.
17:58What were the winds when they took off?
18:00It was gusting when they were parked, but eased off to 34 on the west end.
18:05The winds were coming from every direction.
18:07It's pretty common.
18:09Did the-
18:10Do the pilots have any hesitation about taking off?
18:12No.
18:13Not at all.
18:14And what about the takeoff?
18:15The controller explains that after the plane passed the-
18:20the tower.
18:21It turned and then disappeared into the-
18:25the clouds.
18:26What was the cloud ceiling at the time?
18:29One thousand-
18:30two thousand feet.
18:31I received a distress signal, and a few seconds later, I heard a-
18:35bang.
18:38That was fast.
18:39They were airborne for-
18:40just over a minute.
18:41Did they call mayday or-
18:45relay any information about mechanical issues?
18:48Nothing.
18:51That was helpful.
18:55Could there have been a structural failure, or loss of power, which caused
19:00flight 839 to crash so quickly into the sea?
19:05No.
19:06No.
19:07No.
19:08No.
19:09No.
19:10No.
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19:59You
20:04The team considers whether engine failure caused the high-speed impact.
20:09The manufacturer provides their report.
20:12No fire damage.
20:14Both engines appeared to be running at high RPM and torque at the time of impact.
20:19The engine manufacturer determined that the engines were running.
20:24And they were ruled out very, very quickly.
20:29With engine failure ruled out, they wonder whether any parts that control the planes
20:34pitch or steering failed, causing it to plunge into the sea.
20:39The right elevator sheared in half.
20:44Maybe due to impact.
20:49The right elevator is a control surface on the twin otter's tail that adjusts pitch.
20:54The right elevator is a control surface on the twin otter's tail.
20:59They discover something unusual in the elevator connecting rod.
21:04The right elevator is a control surface on the twin otter's tail.
21:09It moves the elevators up and down on the tail.
21:13It's activated when...
21:14When the pilot pushes or pulls on the control column.
21:19The upper end is broken.
21:21What would cause such a vital part to break?
21:24You shouldn't have any preconceived notions as to...
21:29Why the part failed?
21:30Let's get this elevator rod to metallurgy.
21:34I want to know how it failed.
21:35I want to know how it failed.
21:39Did the part fail because there was a manufacturing defect?
21:43Did it fail?
21:44Did it fail because there was a tool mark on it?
21:48You should...
21:49Let the part tell you the story.
21:53While investigators...
21:54Wait for the metallurgical results.
21:56They research the plane's history.
21:58Looking for...
21:59Any clues into what might have caused the elevator connecting rod to fail.
22:04So the twin otter DHC 6300 was purchased by Vidro in 1977.
22:09That the last alien inspection was carried out the day of the accident.
22:14The maintenance all in accordance with the current regulations.
22:16So not a maintenance issue.
22:19Knowing if research would be created in their flight to return toДo in the near future.
22:22Can I get them on?
22:23If something happened, Asa shows me their concern.
22:24If something happened before, could you get you off?
22:25I என uptown?
22:26Ain't no room or whatever.
22:27You're like, you're a cuir Exposita.
22:28You'll get them all up.
22:29I want to find relationships only new.
22:30There's a bottle ofuation.
22:31I want to start driving.
22:32I want you to transfer all over.
22:33Here's going to be a like building michele.
22:35Fine.
22:37There's going to be araitatur.
22:39So I want you to sell a back down below.
22:41Now I'm here.
22:42Let's go to work.
22:44I am going to wait for you.
22:46Cool.
22:48meille and This way I will set.
22:24The investigators went through all the maintenance documentation, all
22:29the inspections was completed and no deviations was found.
22:34With maintenance ruled out as a cause for the failure of the elevator,
22:39connecting rod, investigators review the results of a metallurgical examination
22:44performed on the rod.
22:47There's no pre-existing cracks.
22:49There's banding here and here.
22:54Banding is created because you have a repeated load that is applied on and off.
22:59To your part and every time the load is applied, you have a crack that
23:04grows a little bit more and it creates a rainbow on the fracture.
23:09The report also reveals the banding occurred
23:14because of sideways bending on the rod.
23:18This
23:19was highly unusual.
23:21There's never any side loads on that rod.
23:24It just moves up and down.
23:27So it didn't make a great deal.
23:29It's not a great deal of sense.
23:30Investigators examine schematics of the
23:34section of the twin otter to determine what would bend the elevator connecting rod
23:39sideways causing it to break so what if this elevator broke
23:44in flight it was being freely
23:49and uncontrollably it would definitely cause the rod to bend
23:54so
23:56you
23:59if the right elevator separated from its mounts in flight
24:04it would swing in every direction putting sideways pressure on the rod and ultimately
24:09causing it to break
24:13first the elevator
24:15then the rod
24:18it's the only thing that
24:19makes sense
24:21it's kind of like the cart before the horse
24:24the control rod would not have seen any loads had the elevator
24:29not broken
24:31what would cause the elevator to break
24:34in flight
24:35the cockpit voice recorder can shed some light on that
24:39so
24:40so
24:41so
24:42so
24:44okay
24:46let's start with the takeoff roll
24:49Norwegian investigators listen to the cockpit voice recorder for clues
24:54as to how the right elevator on videro flight 839 might have come
24:59loose
25:00bending the connecting rod
25:0270 knots
25:0480 knots
25:06rotate
25:08it was in
25:09it's amazing that the cockpit voice recorder was in the aircraft in the first place
25:14because it was not mandatory at the time
25:16because it was not mandatory at the time
25:17because it was not mandatory at the time
25:19Flaps up
25:24Did you
25:29hear that clattering noise?
25:32Strange.
25:34Strange.
25:36Strange.
25:39Steady.
25:44Something's wrong.
25:50Stop.
25:52There it is again.
25:54Is that the elevator?
25:58Play it back again.
25:59When I listened to the CVR, there was...
26:04Nothing that I could pinpoint as being the source of...
26:09The clattering sound.
26:15Could it have been the elevator breaking?
26:18It was...
26:19It was possible, but we really just don't know.
26:22Did you hear the propellers?
26:2455 seconds into the flight, investigators hear the sound of propellers.
26:29Rotating out of sync.
26:32This occurs when there's a change in...
26:34the aircraft's pitch.
26:36Turbulence?
26:38Has...
26:39Has to be...
26:41A sudden gust of wind or change in...
26:44the wind direction would cause the propellers to adjust to compensate.
26:49for the changing attitude of the aircraft.
26:54Investigators discover that Videro 839 was struck by severe turbulence...
26:59shortly after takeoff.
27:01The crash happens just 10 seconds later.
27:04You water at the cold!
27:0670 seconds.
27:08Back to the mountain.
27:09No, no, no, no.
27:11Oh, God.
27:14Oh, God.
27:19Oh, God.
27:24So, where were they exactly when they were struck by severe turbulence?
27:29Standard operating procedure calls for a rate of ascend of 1,000 to 1,200 feet per minute.
27:34So, they would have hit turbulence right after they entered class.
27:39They would have hit the clouds at about 1,000 feet.
27:44And that mountain...
27:44The mountain ridge there is just over 1,000 feet.
27:48Now, it looks like terrain...
27:49...and induced turbulence.
27:54The quicker you could get away from the mountains...
27:59...the better it was.
28:02How bad could those winds have been?
28:04Investigators learn of the near-crash...
28:09...of the other Videro plane, flight 836, on approach to Vare...
28:14...only 15 months earlier.
28:15Looks like they lost control of the plane for two...
28:19...even when inverted.
28:24At what altitude did they lose control of the plane?
28:30About 1,800 feet.
28:33Just after...
28:34...after he had boarded the landing on runway 25...
28:37...due to winds.
28:39Both flights encountered dangerous winds at...
28:44...or above the mountain ridges.
28:47Were any measures put into place to prevent...
28:49...from happening again?
28:51After flight 836 is missed approach...
28:54...flight order 17 was put into place.
28:57So they made this change...
28:59...landings and departures must not be planned or executed...
29:02...with variable winds above...
29:04...to 15 knots.
29:06So they reduced the maximum allowable wind speeds for takeoff...
29:09...and landing.
29:12Widero...
29:13...establing...
29:14...we've established some very significant wind restrictions...
29:17...using some very...
29:19...experienced crew to develop them.
29:22But there was still...
29:24...unpredictability.
29:26Anemometers were also installed.
29:29At both ends of the runway...
29:31...and...
29:33...on the mountain ridge.
29:34It's good to have an anemometer.
29:37It's good to have an anemometer.
29:38It's good to have an anemometer.
29:39At the top of a mountain.
29:41Just gives...
29:42...the pilot more information for the landing.
29:44So...
29:45...what were the mountain winds at the time of flight 839?
29:49Hmm...
29:52Hmm...
29:54...there is no anemometer data for the mountain.
29:56There is no anemometer data for the mountain.
29:58There is no anemometer data for the mountain.
29:59If it doesn't provide data...
30:03...it says...
30:04...it's absolutely no use.
30:07Investigators contact the...
30:09...Civil Aviation Authority...
30:10...to determine...
30:11...why there weren't any...
30:12...mountain anemometer wind...
30:14...at the time of the crash...
30:16...of Videro flight 839.
30:23The anemometer was...
30:24...taken down.
30:28They learned that the...
30:29...anemometer on the mountain...
30:30...wasn't reliable...
30:31...because of the icy conditions.
30:33A...
30:34...year after being installed...
30:35...it was removed from the mountain...
30:37...for repair.
30:40It gets worse.
30:42It was never reinstalled.
30:45It was officially taken out of service...
30:46...three days before the accident.
30:49That it was now there...
30:50...it decided.
30:51You started repairing the cycle.
30:52Just checking, like, an escalator.
30:53On the questa-
30:57...sea, we have auto...
30:59...to...
31:00...to...
31:01...this...
31:02...acho...
31:05...iterry...
31:07The same is the shift for oatmeal.
31:09I have listed here.
31:10I have to tell you...
31:13...めちゃ do we want.
31:14Investigators listen to the CVR recording of Vidaro flight 839 before it
31:19landed at Vare.
31:21I'm gonna bank west of the island to avoid more turbulence.
31:24I'm getting up drafts already.
31:26Copy that.
31:30Runway free.
31:31Wind east side.
31:32270 degrees.
31:34At max 23.
31:35Understood.
31:36Vidaro 839.
31:3923 knots.
31:42That's 8 knots.
31:44That's above the limit.
31:45They shouldn't even have landed the inbound flight in the first place.
31:49What about when they're on the ground?
31:55Movement linkups, click, click, click, click
31:58You might wanna link
31:59Look at that windsock.
32:04He's flapping like mad.
32:06Welcome to Vare.
32:09The pilot was talking a lot about the wind, and they were...
32:14...discussing that the wind was coming from all directions.
32:19Federal 839, roger.
32:21No known traffic, runway free, wind...
32:24...variable, middle direction 250...
32:27...at 21 maximum...
32:29...max 57.
32:30What did you say again? Max 57?
32:32Yep.
32:33Max...
32:34...max 57.
32:39...max 57.
32:40...max 57.
32:41...max 57.
32:42...max 57.
32:44...max 57.
32:45...max 57.
32:46...max 57.
32:48...max 57.
32:49...max 58.
32:50The point is more than 65 miles per hour.
32:52Yeah, the manual...
32:54says that the twin otter must not be operated on the ground in winds above 50.
32:59knots well he is sticking his neck
33:04out on the line and i'm not quite sure why he did that with the winds
33:09that strong when they took off
33:14they go through their pre-take-off checklist and then
33:19just get clearance
33:21it's calm now we should get going
33:23copy that
33:24the captain says it's calm
33:26what's he basing that on windsocks
33:29the rains had stopped
33:31maybe it looked like the weather was clearing
33:34if a shower was approaching you could expect variable wind
33:39but when the shower passed you could expect a low
33:44in the wind
33:49according to the transcript
33:51they get their next wind report
33:53as they're about to
33:54take off
33:56wind has varied
33:58two one zero
33:59zero to two nine zero degrees
34:01with gusts of thirty four
34:03yeah roger
34:04we are rolling
34:08they took off in a
34:09thirty four
34:10that's more than double the limit
34:12that's more than double the limit
34:14if the winds were gusting at fifty seven knots on the ground
34:17and who knows how strong the winds were
34:19coming off the mountain
34:22strong enough to break the elevator
34:24the wind
34:26of the sea
34:27that's more than a
34:36SPNAF
34:38the water
34:40the water
34:43the water
34:45the water
34:47the water
34:52break, making both elevators unusable.
34:57They ignored Vitro's wind limits on the ground.
35:02And they had no wind limits in the dangerous area around the mountain.
35:07Why were they so eager to leave?
35:12This was Easter weekend, and there is an incentive.
35:17To get home.
35:22There was clearly some concern, but they went.
35:27Nooooooooooooooo!
35:32to understand why the captain of flight
35:37839 took off in winds that exceeded company limits investigators in
35:42interview other video pilots about wind restrictions at Vare
35:47what has been your experience at Vare I don't like it
35:52none of the pilots do the wind reports aren't reliable
35:57you could actually sit on the tarmac get one
36:02the indication move towards the runway and get another
36:07even though the maximum wind speeds were reduced from 20 knots to 15
36:10well they were
36:12but they brought it back up to 20
36:17nine months after the incident with the first video flight
36:22the wind restrictions were reversed
36:27why would they do that
36:28my guess
36:29too many cancellations
36:32off to
36:37vidro lowered the wind limits cancellations increased that led to
36:42negative press and anger from local residents
36:47the decision to cancel flights became very unpopular
36:52it was so unpredictable at Vare I
36:57did pilots feel pressure to
37:02complete the flights
37:03yeah
37:04but not from the airline
37:07I had situation where the weather turned into a hurricane
37:11and it could
37:12not take off
37:13and I got a real work over from some of the passengers
37:17and then
37:18investigators research the impact those wind related cancellations
37:22had on Videro's operations.
37:27The pressure was piling on from the public.
37:30Cancellations tripled in the last...
37:3212 months.
37:35Compared to other...
37:37airports in Europe,
37:38that they had a lot of cancellations.
37:40And the flights were often cancelled...
37:42quite early,
37:43when the wind was strong.
37:45But when the flights were supposed to...
37:47arrive,
37:48it could be no wind at all.
37:50Which made people question...
37:52all the cancellations.
37:54Almost all the cancellations...
37:55were being caused by winds.
37:58Because of that,
37:59bad press.
38:00Which gets the attention of the government.
38:02The government paid...
38:06The government paid...
38:07the company to fly there.
38:10The company wrote the government and...
38:12said it was extremely difficult...
38:14to operate there.
38:15And the reply from the government...
38:17was...
38:18if you don't fly there...
38:19we will have to take...
38:20the money away.
38:22Out of curiosity...
38:23how many cancellations...
38:25were there on departure from Vare?
38:27It's the place for anytime.
38:28They werden必然 irgendwo to ....
38:29who will have to die?
38:30that's okay...
38:32To get back to the government.
38:41Because of that,
38:42since it was 40 years old...
38:43if you have to take it,
38:44we don't have to take it.
38:45Unless of the�ans...
38:46I'm sorry...
38:48I'm sorry...
38:50Why is it now?
38:52If I had...
38:53this...
38:54Why was this airport even built there in the first place?
38:59Why was this airport even built in the first place?
39:04So why was this location chosen for the airport?
39:09Investigators consult officials about the viability of Vare Air
39:14to determine if passengers and crew were placed at risk unnecessarily.
39:19Vidre had two possible...
39:24locations for the airport at the island.
39:27This one was chosen...
39:29despite the difficulties with wind conditions near...
39:34that mountain ridge.
39:38Okay, and what...
39:39testing went into the decision.
39:42Vidre hadden test...
39:44flights at Vare Air prior to the decision of building the airport there.
39:49They had experienced very windy conditions and did not recommend building...
39:54the airport there.
39:59So if Vidre was against it, then why did it go ahead?
40:03We...
40:04We knew that the wind conditions at Vare Air would be so difficult.
40:09It would affect regularity.
40:12But that advice was igno-
40:14by the meteorology specialists that the authorities...
40:19had consulted when it came to put the airport on the island.
40:24Maybe some of the decisions that were made were more...
40:29politically motivated...
40:31than were practical.
40:34Investigators now know the factors that led to the...
40:39deaths of three passengers and two pilots on board Vidro Flight 839.
40:45First up, you have an airport next to a mountain.
40:48Result...
40:49Resulting in dangerous winds.
40:51Lower wind limits are imposed, but...
40:54The result is an increase in cancellations.
40:57Which forces the limits to change again.
41:00Limits go back up.
41:01And then finally, the unreliable wind data...
41:04which results in wind reports being ignored...
41:09by pilots.
41:14And then finally, the...
41:15rules are established for a reason.
41:18If you...
41:19don't follow the rules...
41:21you're taking a big risk.
41:24The wind has varied...
41:25210 to 290 degrees...
41:29The dusts of 34.
41:31Yep, Roger.
41:32We are rolling.
41:34oot...
41:39vidro...
41:39Flight 839 enters turbulent airspace when the winds coming off the mountain
41:44were extreme the force of the winds causes the
41:49right elevator to break free
41:54something's wrong
41:56bending the connecting rod
41:59until it fails
42:04no no no no
42:09it was subject to aerodynamic
42:14loads that exceeded the structural strength of the tail
42:19it must have been absolutely
42:24terrifying
42:25because you would pull the control column
42:28without
42:29up any reaction at all
42:31oh god
42:34no no no no no
42:39no no no
42:44the norwegian accident commission for civil aviation recommends new regulation
42:49for the distribution of wind information to crews and urges video
42:54to ensure their pilots follow established restrictions
42:59the captain wanted to get the job done
43:01and he probably got away with it other times
43:04but this time it didn't work out
43:09other recommendations are made for
43:14favare airport
43:15but ultimately it is deemed too dangerous and the air
43:19airport never reopens to commercial traffic
43:24by the airport was open only four years
43:27which makes it one of
43:29the shortest lived airports in the world
43:34so
43:36i wish
43:37that we had put our foot down
43:39i wish that we had put our foot down
43:39and said no more
43:40you
43:43i wish
43:44I wish the company had done the same.
43:49I wish the government and the experts had listened to us.
43:54Our warnings earlier than we might have had.
43:59Our colleagues still alive.
44:04We'll see you next time.
44:09We'll see you next time.
44:14We'll see you next time.
44:19We'll see you next time.
44:24We'll see you next time.
44:29We'll see you next time.
44:31We'll see you next time.
44:33We'll see you next time.
44:38We'll see you next time.
44:40We'll see you next time.
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