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00:00Just moments after taking off from a remote island in Norway...
00:07Something's wrong.
00:11The pilots of Videro Flight 839 lose control of their plane.
00:15Oh, God!
00:17It plunges into the Norwegian sea, killing everyone on board.
00:23In the wreckage, investigators find damage to a critical part.
00:29The upper end is broken.
00:33It didn't make a great deal of sense.
00:36And when they learn another Videro Flight nearly met the same fate at the same airport...
00:42Looks like they lost control of the plane for two minutes.
00:46We're going over!
00:52They discover a controversial decision that put lives at risk.
00:57I wish that we had put our foot down and said no more.
01:01Oh!
01:03D-D-D-D-D!
01:07Oh, fuck!
01:09D-D-D-D-D!
01:10D-D-D-D!
01:11D-D-D-D-D-D!
01:12Oh, fuck!
01:13D-D-D-D-D!
01:14D-D-D-D-D!
01:15D-D-D-D!
01:16What is the seatbelt sign on?
01:34Vidaro Flight 836 is heading to a remote outpost on the Lofoten archipelago in the Norwegian Sea.
01:42Lofoten is one of the most beautiful places in Norway.
01:48It's a place where a Norwegian would want to go on holiday to experience untouched nature and especially the beautiful mountains.
02:00Tonight's flight is carrying 11 passengers. Most are Norwegians travelling to the islands from the mainland.
02:09Vidaro 836. Runway 25 free. Winds variable 1021 at 260 degrees. Visibility 2500 meters. Copy that.
02:22Vidaro 836.
02:24Vidaro is Norway's largest regional airline. It serves remote communities across the country.
02:37Since the 1960s and 70s it was a push in Norway to build regional airports in rural areas. It's made people feel less isolated and it made travelling a lot easier.
02:51Vidaro 836. The plane is heading first to the small island of Vare and then southwest to Rust before returning to the mainland city of Boda.
03:04Vidaro 836. Approach checklist.
03:0812 miles from the airport, the crew prepares for landing.
03:13The crew was experienced, but this was the first time the captain had flown into that area.
03:19How did I got to do?
03:20How did it look for you to figure the boat?
03:21The crew was pulled up, right, so I have to do it.
03:22How did it all come on?
03:23Okay.
03:24Altimeters.
03:25Set.
03:26They're flying a de Havilland Twin Otter.
03:31It's a twin turboprop utility aircraft, a workhorse for getting in and out of small remote airports.
03:38the best airplane in the world
03:42it's an incredibly sturdy aircraft very pilot friendly
03:49we have a long mountainous coast and for that between otter was perfect
03:56landing lights on
04:03videro flight 836 is now minutes from landing at Vare and seatbelt
04:10party on
04:12but the airport is notorious for unpredictable winds
04:18Vare translated means the weather island
04:22the airport was located to the north of the island between the mountain and the sea
04:28it's a very demanding flying environment because the weather changes all the time
04:35so the pilots have to adopt to that
04:37set flaps
04:41flaps set
04:44with the runway in sight the pilots begin to line up for landing
04:50but just as the plane turns
04:54it's rocked by turbulence
05:02i have control
05:04you have control
05:08when flying at Vare you will experience turbulence and you will be tossed around
05:14this isn't getting better
05:21go around
05:25he obviously decided that the situation was not good to land
05:29so he went around and it was a great call on his partner
05:32laps up
05:35as the captain powers out of the landing
05:38the plane is hit with a powerful downdraft and extreme turbulence
05:45you get sort of a tunnel vision when you're in a situation like that
05:51and you pull out all your resources and you try to counteract the situation that you're in
05:57for two minutes the captain struggles to level the plane
06:04he was an extreme turbulence
06:10you're momentarily out of control
06:12you may or may not regain control
06:14we're going over
06:27the force of the wind becomes so great that the plane rolls over speeding towards the mountains
06:36altitude
06:39i can't see anything
06:43the man
06:46of the
06:48the
06:50the
06:52the
07:01the
07:02only two hundred and fifty feet from the ground
07:04the captain levels the plane and pulls out of the dive
07:08I just can't believe that he recovered
07:17at such a low altitude
07:19Put in headings for Roast
07:25Vitero 836 has aborted landing
07:33redirecting to Roast
07:35Copy that Vitero 836
07:38Stay safe
07:39Everyone okay back there?
07:48Vitero Flight 836 escapes disaster
07:52No one on board is injured
07:54I'm still shaking my head at that one
08:00That was an ace pilot
08:02In the city of Boda
08:06Officials from Vitero Airlines cancel all flights into Vare
08:11While they try and piece together what happened with Flight 836
08:15As part of an internal investigation
08:18The pilot is interviewed
08:20We were lining up for approach
08:23Turbulence was getting worse and worse
08:26I have control
08:29It was obvious we couldn't land
08:34I applied power to the engines and we climbed to about 1800 feet
08:39Where we got hit with a massive downdraft
08:44We're going over
08:50I battled that plane
08:58Trying to keep it away from the mountains
09:02Eventually I was able to level out
09:14Climb to a safe altitude
09:16And turned for Roast
09:18It would be terrifying for them
09:23I'm sure
09:23I've heard stories about that airport
09:27And they're true
09:31The pilots were not very happy
09:37We realized this had been a serious incident
09:42And we had to tighten the operational requirement at the island
09:47To make that a safer
09:49The first action taken by Vitero officials
09:55Is to reduce the maximum wind speeds
09:57For takeoff and landing at Vare airport
10:00From 20 to 15 knots
10:03Vitero asks the Civil Aviation Authority
10:06To install anemometers
10:08Devices that monitor and transmit wind speeds
10:11Two are installed at each end of the airstrip
10:14And one is installed on the mountain
10:16The mountain is its own weather maker
10:19It can cause winds to change in direction
10:22Change in speed
10:23Which are conducive to making some serious turbulence
10:26It's called terrain-induced turbulence
10:32When winds hit the mountains on Vare
10:34They tend to accelerate over the top
10:37And drop down towards the airstrip
10:39This creates powerful downdrafts and crosswinds
10:43The sudden changes in wind speeds and direction
10:46Can create wind shear
10:48And cause a pilot to lose control
10:50This was a difficult place to operate
10:55When the wind was flying over the mountains
10:57And down onto the airport
10:59And we had to tighten those restrictions
11:01Quite severely
11:03And quickly
11:05But will the restrictions at Vare
11:09Be enough to ensure the safety of future flights?
11:13It's been 15 months since Videro Flight 836
11:23Had their close call at Vare Airport
11:26Videro Flight 839 has just landed at Vare
11:30And is refueling before heading back to the mainland
11:33For Easter weekend
11:34Anti-collision light
11:37On
11:40Aft and forward boost
11:41On
11:43Captain Ida Nils Pearsson is the pilot in command
11:48Ida was a very level-headed fellow
11:53He was a top-rated pilot
11:55And he'd been with us for years
11:58Start switch
12:00Left engine
12:01The first officer is
12:04Arnd Vidar Grunerfloter
12:06On
12:08Right engine
12:09Right engine
12:11On
12:13The first officer was fairly new
12:17I think he'd been with us
12:19For only about a year
12:21Look at that windsock
12:25It's flapping like mad
12:27Welcome to Vare
12:29Buckle up folks
12:32It's going to be a bit bumpy getting out of here
12:34There are three passengers on board
12:38Including a young couple
12:39All right
12:41Videro 839 ready to taxi
12:43Videro 839 roger
12:44No known traffic
12:46Runway free
12:47Wind variable
12:48Middle direction 250
12:50At 21
12:52Max 57
12:53QNH
12:54Niner 88
12:55Copy Niner 88
12:57The captain
13:00He was a local pilot
13:02He knew the weather
13:03He knew the limitations of the aircraft
13:06Knew the limitations of the airport
13:08As they line up at the end of the runway
13:12The crew performs the before takeoff checklist
13:16Claps set 10
13:19Set 10
13:21Heading set to 280
13:24Let's make it 320
13:26Just get clearance
13:29It's calm now
13:30We should get going
13:31Copy that
13:32Tower
13:34Videro 839
13:35Requesting clearance
13:36Videro 839
13:38ODOT control clears
13:39Videro 839
13:40Direct ODOT
13:41At 5,000 feet
13:43At 5,000 feet
13:43And squawk
13:430,135
13:44Copy
13:46Videro 839
13:47Here we go
13:49Wind has varied
13:57210 to 290 degrees
14:01The gusts of 34
14:02Yeah, roger
14:04We are rolling
14:0570 knots
14:0880 knots
14:1080 knots
14:11Rotate
14:16At 2,43
14:19Videro flight 839
14:21Takes off from Vare
14:23And heads for the mainland
14:24The return flight to Boda
14:28Will take less than 30 minutes
14:30Flaps up
14:3510 seconds after takeoff
14:40A strange noise catches the pilot's attention
14:45You don't want anything unusual to happen in that face of the flight
14:51Since you are very close to the ground
14:53They struggle to keep the plane level
14:58Steady
15:01Something's wrong
15:07And then
15:18The nose of the plane drops
15:20And the captain can't do anything to raise it
15:22No
15:23No, no, no
15:25Just 63 seconds after lifting off
15:39Videro flight 839
15:43Slams into the sea
15:47Videro 839
15:54This is Vare Tower
15:55Do you copy?
15:57Videro 839
15:58Vare information on 119.4
16:01Within hours
16:10Search and rescue teams
16:12Spot debris
16:13On the ocean's surface
16:146.5 kilometers northwest
16:17Of the airport
16:18The wreckage was found
16:21Three days after the accident
16:23Harsh sea conditions
16:26Made it a challenge
16:27The bodies of the three passengers
16:34And the first officer
16:35Are recovered
16:36Captain Pearson's remains
16:38Are never found
16:40The accident caused a lot of grief
16:43Vare is a small island
16:46Where everyone know each other
16:48So everyone felt they had lost someone close to them
16:51Investigators from the Norwegian Accident Commission for Civil Aviation
16:57Or HSL
16:58Soon arrive on the island
17:00The purpose of the Videro investigation
17:05Was to find out what happened during that incident
17:09I was manager air safety for Boeing Canada to have on the division
17:17And I travelled to Valeroy to assist with the investigation
17:22The airfield was spectacular
17:25But I was somewhat surprised
17:28In the closeness of the mountain range
17:31Which paralleled the entire runway
17:33Thank you
17:36Investigators start by interviewing the controller
17:40Who briefs pilots on the local weather
17:42Sorry about that
17:43That's fine
17:43Can you walk me through what happened the day of the accident?
17:47Normal day
17:47By our standards
17:48They landed at 14.30
17:51Refueled
17:52Changed passengers
17:53And asked to taxi out
17:55The whole turnaround was less than 15 minutes
17:57What were the winds when they took off?
18:00It was gusting when they were parked
18:02But eased off to 34 on the west end
18:04The winds were coming from every direction
18:07It's pretty common
18:08Did the pilots have any hesitation about taking off?
18:12No, not at all
18:13And what about the take-off?
18:16The controller explains that after the plane passed the tower
18:20It turned and then disappeared into the clouds
18:25What was the cloud ceiling at the time?
18:291,000 feet
18:30I received a distress signal
18:33And a few seconds later
18:34I heard a bang
18:35That was fast
18:38They were airborne for just over a minute
18:40Did they call mayday or relay any information about mechanical issues?
18:48Nothing
18:48That was helpful
18:52Thank you
18:53Could there have been a structural failure or loss of power
18:59Which caused Flight 839 to crash so quickly into the sea?
19:03Investigators survey the wreckage of Videro Flight 839
19:12For any signs that would explain a crash so soon after take-off
19:16Nose and cockpit completely crushed
19:19Both wings
19:23Engines
19:25Under carriage
19:27And tail section
19:29Severed from the fuselage on impact
19:32And carried forward
19:34High energy impact
19:36With the nose buckled the way it was
19:41And the left wing tip buckled
19:44We had a pretty good idea of how the aircraft impacted the sea
19:49The wreckage tells investigators the plane entered the water nose first
19:57At high speed
19:59The team considers whether engine failure caused the high speed impact
20:08The manufacturer provides their report
20:11No fire damage
20:13Both 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
20:27With engine failure ruled out
20:31They wonder whether any parts that control the plane's pitch or steering failed
20:36Causing it to plunge into the sea
20:38The right elevator sheared in half
20:44Maybe due to impact
20:45The elevator is a control surface on the twin otter's tail that adjusts pitch
20:53Investigators discover something unusual in the elevator connecting rod
21:02The elevator connecting rod moves the elevators up and down on the tail
21:12It's activated when the pilot pushes or pulls on the control column
21:17The upper end is broken
21:20What would cause such a vital part to break?
21:25You shouldn't have any preconceived notions as to why the part failed
21:30Let's get this elevator rod to metallurgy
21:34I want to know how it failed
21:35Did the part fail because there was a manufacturing defect?
21:43Did it fail because there was a tool mark on it?
21:48You should let the part tell you the story
21:51While investigators wait for the metallurgical results
21:56They research the plane's history
21:58Looking for any clues into what might have caused the elevator connecting rod to fail
22:03So the twin otter DHC-6300 was purchased by Vidro in 1977
22:09The last daily inspection was carried out the day of the accident
22:13Maintenance all in accordance with the current regulations
22:16So not a maintenance issue
22:17The investigators went through all the maintenance documentation
22:28All the inspections was completed
22:31And no deviations was found
22:33With maintenance ruled out as a cause for the failure of the elevator connecting rod
22:40Investigators review the results of a metallurgical examination performed on the rod
22:45There's no pre-existing cracks
22:49There's banding here and here
22:52Banding is created because you have a repeated load that is applied on and off to your part
22:59And every time the load is applied
23:02You have a crack that grows a little bit more
23:05And it creates a rainbow on the fracture surface
23:09The report also reveals the banding occurred because of sideways bending on the rod
23:16This was highly unusual
23:20There's never any side loads on that rod
23:24It just moves up and down
23:26So it didn't make a great deal of sense
23:29Investigators examine schematics of the tail section of the twin otter
23:35To determine what would bend the elevator connecting rod sideways causing it to break
23:41So what if this elevator broke in flight?
23:44So what if this elevator broke in flight?
23:47It was being freely and uncontrollably
23:50It would definitely cause the rod to bend
23:54If the right elevator separated from its mounts in flight
24:03It would swing in every direction
24:05Putting sideways pressure on the rod
24:08And ultimately causing it to break
24:10First the elevator
24:14Then the rod
24:16It's the only thing that makes sense
24:19It's kind of like the cart before the horse
24:24The control rod would not have seen any loads
24:27Had the elevator not broken
24:30What would cause the elevator to break in flight?
24:35The cockpit voice recorder can shed some light on that
24:38Okay, let's start with the take-off roll
24:48Norwegian investigators listened to the cockpit voice recorder
24:53For clues as to how the right elevator on Videro flight 839
24:58Might have come loose
24:59Bending the connecting rod
25:0170 knots
25:0280 knots
25:05Rotate
25:07It was amazing that the cockpit voice recorder
25:11Was in the aircraft in the first place
25:14Because it was not mandatory at the time
25:16Flaps up
25:20Did you hear that clattering noise?
25:31Strange
25:33Steady
25:39Something's wrong
25:47Stop
25:50Here it is again
25:53Is that the elevator?
25:57Play it back again
25:58When I listened to the CBR
26:03There was nothing that I could pinpoint
26:06As being the source of the clattering sound
26:10Could it have been the elevator breaking?
26:18It was possible
26:19But we really just don't know
26:21Do you hear the propellers?
26:2455 seconds into the flight
26:26Investigators hear the sound of propellers
26:29Rotating out of sync
26:30This occurs when there's a change in the aircraft's pitch
26:35Turbulence?
26:38Has to be
26:39A sudden gust of wind
26:42Or change in wind direction
26:45Would cause the propellers to adjust
26:47To compensate for the changing attitude of the aircraft
26:51Investigators discover that Videro 839
26:56Was struck by severe turbulence
26:58Shortly after takeoff
27:00The crash happens just 10 seconds later
27:03No
27:10No, no, no
27:11Oh God
27:12So where were they exactly
27:26When they were struck by severe turbulence?
27:29A standard operating procedure
27:30Calls for a rate of ascend
27:311,000 to 1,200 feet per minute
27:33So they would have hit turbulence
27:37Right after they entered clouds
27:39At about 1,000 feet
27:41And that mountain ridge there
27:44Is just over 1,000 feet
27:46It looks like terrain-induced turbulence
27:50The quicker you could get away
27:57From the mountains
27:59The better it was
28:00How bad could those winds have been?
28:07Investigators learn of the near crash
28:09Of the other Videro plane
28:11Flight 836
28:12On approach to Vare
28:1415 months earlier
28:15Looks like they lost control
28:18Of the plane for two minutes
28:19Even when inverted
28:21At what altitude did they lose control?
28:30About 1,800 feet
28:32Just after he aborted the landing
28:35On runway 25
28:36Due to winds
28:38Both flights encountered dangerous winds
28:43At or above the mountain ridges
28:46Were any measures put into place
28:48To prevent this from happening again?
28:51After flight 836's missed approach
28:54Flight order 17 was put into place
28:56So they made this change
28:59Landings and departures must not be planned
29:01Or executed with variable winds above 15 knots
29:05So they reduced the maximum allowable wind speeds
29:08For takeoff and landing
29:10Weedero established some very significant wind restrictions
29:16Using some very experienced crew
29:20To develop them
29:21But there was still unpredictability
29:25Anemometers were also installed
29:28At both ends of the runway
29:30And on the mountain ridge
29:34It's good to have an anemometer
29:39Atop a mountain
29:39Just gives the pilot more information
29:42For the landing
29:43So what were the mountain winds
29:46At the time of flight 839?
29:52Huh
29:53There is no anemometer data for the mountain
29:56If it doesn't provide data
30:03It's absolutely no use
30:05Investigators contact the Civil Aviation Authority
30:10To determine why there weren't any
30:12Mountain anemometer wind readings
30:14At the time of the crash
30:15Of Videro flight 839
30:17Thank you
30:19The anemometer was taken down
30:24They learned that the anemometer on the mountain
30:30Wasn't reliable
30:31Because of the icy conditions
30:33A year after being installed
30:35It was removed from the mountain for repair
30:38It gets worse
30:40It was never reinstalled
30:43It was officially taken out of service
30:46Three days before the accident
30:48The removal of the anemometer
30:55Is a degradation safety
30:56It's information that a pilot
31:00Would certainly require for an airport like that
31:02Okay
31:04So
31:05What wind information were the pilots actually getting
31:09And when?
31:14Investigators listened to the CVR recording
31:16Of Videro flight 839
31:18Before it landed at Vare
31:20I'm gonna bank west of the island
31:22To avoid more turbulence
31:23I'm getting updrafts already
31:25Copy that
31:27Videro 839
31:29Runway free
31:31Wind east side
31:32270 degrees
31:34At max 23
31:35Understood
31:36Videro 839
31:3823 knots
31:42That's 8 knots above the limit
31:45They shouldn't even have landed the inbound flight in the first place
31:48What about when they're on the ground?
31:51Look at that wind sock
32:02It's flapping like mad
32:05Welcome to Vare
32:06The pilot was talking a lot about the wind
32:13And they were discussing that the wind was coming from all directions
32:18Videro 839 roger
32:21No known traffic
32:22Runway free
32:23Wind variable
32:24Middle direction
32:25250
32:26At 21
32:28Max 57
32:29What'd you say again?
32:31Max 57
32:32Yeah
32:33Max 57
32:34Copy
32:3957 knots
32:4457 knots is more than 65 miles per hour
32:51Yeah
32:53The manual says that the twin otter must not be operated on the ground in winds above 50 knots
32:59Well he is sticking his neck out on the line
33:04And I'm not quite sure why he did that
33:07Were the winds that strong when they took off?
33:13They go through their pre-takeoff checklist and then
33:17Just get clearance
33:20It's calm now
33:22We should get going
33:22Copy that
33:23The captain says it's calm
33:26What's he basing that on?
33:28Wind socks?
33:29The rains had stopped
33:30Maybe it looked like the weather was clearing
33:32If a shower was approaching
33:37You could expect variable winds
33:39But when the shower passed
33:42You could expect a low in the wind
33:44According to the transcript
33:50They get their next wind report
33:53As they're about to take off
33:54Wind has varied
33:57210 to 290 degrees
34:01Gusts of 34
34:02Yeah, Roger
34:04We are rolling
34:05They took off in a 34-mile wind
34:10That's more than double the limit
34:12If the winds were gusting at 57 knots on the ground
34:17Who knows how strong the winds were coming off the mountain
34:20Strong enough to break the elevator
34:23When he hit the lip of the mountain
34:31I bet he encountered 60, 70, 80 knot winds
34:35It obviously caused severe to extreme turbulence
34:41Steady
34:43The team concludes the winds were strong enough
34:47To break the right elevator from its mounts
34:50Causing the connecting rod to break
34:52Making both elevators unusable
34:55Something's wrong
34:57They ignored Vitro's wind limits on the ground
35:01And they had no wind limits
35:04In the dangerous area around the mountain
35:06Why were they so eager to leave?
35:12This was Easter weekend
35:14And there is an incentive
35:16To get home
35:18There was clearly some concern
35:23But they went
35:25To understand why
35:36The captain of Flight 839
35:37Took off in winds that exceeded company limits
35:41Investigators interview other Vitro pilots
35:43About wind restrictions at Vare
35:45What has been your experience at Vare?
35:50I don't like it
35:51None of the pilots do
35:53The wind reports aren't reliable
35:55You could actually sit on the tarmac
36:01Get one wind indication
36:03Move towards the runway
36:05And get another
36:06Even though the maximum wind speeds
36:09Were reduced from 20 knots to 15?
36:11Well they were
36:12But they brought it back up to 20
36:14Nine months after the incident
36:20With the first Vitro flight
36:21The wind restrictions were reversed
36:24Why would they do that?
36:29My guess?
36:31Too many cancellations
36:32After Vitro lowered the wind limits
36:39Cancellations increased
36:41That led to negative press
36:43And anger from local residents
36:45The decision to cancel flights
36:48Became very unpopular
36:51It was so unpredictable at Vare
36:55Did pilots feel pressure to complete the flights?
37:03Yeah
37:04But not from the airline
37:06I had a situation where the weather turned into a hurricane
37:11And it could not take off
37:13And I got a real work over from some of the passengers
37:16Investigators researched the impact
37:20Those wind-related cancellations had on Vitro's operations
37:24The pressure was piling on from the public
37:29Cancellations tripled in the last 12 months
37:32Compared to other airports in Europe
37:38Vare had a lot of cancellations
37:39And the flights were often cancelled quite early
37:43When the wind was strong
37:44But when the flights were supposed to arrive
37:47It could be no wind at all
37:49Which made people question all the cancellations
37:53Almost all the cancellations were being caused by winds
37:56Because of that, bad press
37:59Which gets the attention of the government
38:02The government paid the company to fly there
38:08The company wrote the government
38:11And said it was extremely difficult to operate there
38:15And the reply from the government was
38:17If you don't fly there
38:18We will have to take the money away
38:21Out of curiosity
38:23How many cancellations were there on departure from Vare?
38:32None
38:34Basically, it's get-home-itis
38:38If they're at the airport
38:40Pilots are going to tell themselves
38:42They're capable of taking off as well
38:44You know, there's still one thing I don't get
38:48The conditions were so treacherous
38:53Why was this airport even built there in the first place?
39:02So, why was this location chosen for the airport?
39:10Investigators consult officials about the viability of Vare Airport
39:14To determine if passengers and crew were placed at risk unnecessarily
39:19Vidre had two possible locations for the airport at the island
39:26This one was chosen despite the difficulties with wind conditions near a mountain ridge
39:35Okay, and what testing went into the decision?
39:42Vidre had done test flights at Vare
39:45Prior to the decision of building the airport there
39:48And they had experienced very windy conditions
39:52And did not recommend building the airport there
39:55So, if Vidre was against it, then why did it go ahead?
40:03We knew that the wind conditions at Vare would be so difficult
40:08It would affect regularity
40:11But that advice was ignored
40:14By the meteorology specialists
40:17That the authorities had consulted
40:20When it came to put the airport on the island
40:23Maybe some of the decisions that were made
40:28Were more politically motivated
40:31Than were practical
40:32Investigators now know the factors
40:38That led to the deaths of three passengers
40:40And two pilots on board Vidreau Flight 839
40:44First up, you have an airport next to a mountain
40:48Resulting in dangerous winds
40:50Lower wind limits are imposed
40:53But the result is an increase in cancellations
40:56Which 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
41:07By pilots
41:10Rules are established for a reason
41:18If you don't follow the rules
41:20You're taking a big risk
41:23Wind has varied
41:25210 to 290 degrees
41:29The gusts of 34
41:30Yep, Roger, we are rolling
41:32Vidreau Flight 839
41:40Enters turbulent airspace
41:42When the winds coming off the mountain
41:44Were extreme
41:45The force of the winds
41:48Causes the right elevator to break free
41:51Something's wrong
41:56Bending the connecting rod
41:59Until it fails
42:00It was subject to aerodynamic loads
42:14That exceeded the structure
42:17Strength of the tail
42:18It must have been absolutely terrifying
42:24Because you would pull the control column
42:28Without any reaction at all
42:31Oh God
42:32The Norwegian Accident Commission for Civil Aviation
42:47Recommends new regulations
42:49For the distribution of wind information to crews
42:52And urges Vidreau
42:54To ensure their pilots follow established restrictions
42:57The captain wanted to get the job done
43:00And he probably got away with it other times
43:04But this time it didn't work out
43:07Other recommendations are made for Vare Airport
43:15But ultimately it is deemed too dangerous
43:18And the airport never reopens to commercial traffic
43:22Vare Airport was open only four years
43:27Which makes it one of the shortest lived airports in the world
43:32I wish that we had put our foot down and said no more
43:40I wish the company had done the same
43:46I wish the government and the experts had listened to our warnings earlier
43:55Then we might have had our colleagues still alive
44:01You europae
44:20You
44:20You
44:22You
44:27All right
44:27You
44:28You
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