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00:00V-1, rotate.
00:03As Air Algerie Flight 6289 lifts off from Tamanrassit, Algeria,
00:09Gear up.
00:10Air traffic controllers hear an explosion.
00:21The plane crashes into the desert.
00:24102 people are killed.
00:28Investigators examine engine debris found on the runway.
00:32Looks like there's a fatigue crack in the nozzle guideway.
00:35They know an engine failed, but not why the pilots couldn't recover.
00:40Pilots are expected to fly out of a situation either on takeoff or landing where they've lost an engine.
00:46The investigation reveals a crew that was struggling, not with the plane.
00:51Let go. Take your hand away.
00:52I let go. I let go.
00:54But with each other.
00:55Which one of them is actually flying the plane?
00:59Mayday, mayday.
01:04Oh, fuck.
01:20It's early afternoon in the middle of the Sahara desert in Algeria.
01:25The crew of flight 6289 readies for its upcoming journey at the remote Tamanrassid Aguenar airport.
01:39There are 97 passengers on board, among them members of the local football team headed
01:46to a tournament and military personnel.
01:51Though there are some European nationals, almost everyone on board is Algerian.
02:06Now the instrument transfer switches, normal.
02:12In the cockpit, pre-flight checks are underway.
02:17Your damper, on.
02:22Today's flight is operated by Air Algerie, a state-owned national carrier.
02:28Air Algerie is a publicly owned company that is owned by the country of Algeria.
02:33The country takes a lot of pride in this particular airline because it is the face and name of
02:42the country as it goes all around the world.
02:50Yes, the wind is calm, temperature 23, QNH 1020, QFE 965.
02:58Copy, we'll call you back for engine start.
03:0244-year-old Fatima Yousfi is the first officer of this flight.
03:07She is Algeria's first female commercial pilot.
03:12The female first officer was one of the first women to be hired in an airline in Algeria,
03:19which would be a big deal in such a male-dominated field, especially in that country.
03:25As the first woman to pilot a Boeing 747 trans-oceanic flight, Lynn Ripplemeyer knows what it's like
03:33to blaze a trail.
03:37Aviation was then, and still is in some cases, a boys club.
03:44Back in the beginning of when women were initially beginning in aviation here in the States, maybe
03:51it's like it was for her, that it was unusual.
04:00Tamaracet, 6289.
04:02We request clearance for Khardaya.
04:04Received.
04:05We will call you back.
04:10Hey, Bualam.
04:11Hey.
04:12We've got some Tamaracet football players back there.
04:15Oh.
04:16Tell them we're rooting for them this weekend.
04:1948-year-old Captain Bualam is the only one of the first women in the States.
04:21Captain Benawicha has over 10,000 flying hours.
04:25A thousand of those hours are on the Boeing 737.
04:29The captain was highly experienced, had been flying for over 20 years and then flown all
04:33kinds of aircraft from small aircraft to large jetliners.
04:386289, Tamaracet.
04:40Go.
04:41Start approved.
04:42Call back for taxi.
04:43Roger.
04:46At 3 p.m., the pilots get clearance to start up the engines.
04:52Okay, before start checklist.
04:54Fuel quantity?
04:569,800 kg.
04:59Pumps?
05:02On.
05:05Flight 6289 is a Boeing 737-200, an early generation of the popular twin engine jet
05:13flight.
05:15The Boeing 737 is one of the most common types of commercial airliners in the world.
05:21And there are different variations of it.
05:24The Boeing 737-200 is a original version of the 737.
05:30So it's an older model and it's not as highly sophisticated in technology as current 737s.
05:42Flight 6289 will be departing from Tamaracet with a scheduled stop in Gardaia and then on
05:50to the capital, Algiers.
05:52The total flying time is approximately three hours.
06:01Air 6289 is a Ford Air 6289.
06:02That is taxi Air Air Air Air 6289.
06:066289, Tamaracet.
06:08Taxi onto runway 02 and backtrack.
06:10Wind 030 at 10 knots.
06:14Roger.
06:15Taxing for runway 02 and then backtracking 6289.
06:22As they taxi to the runway, passengers settle in for the journey.
06:39We are ready, 6289.
06:446289 to Madrasat, cleared for takeoff runway 02.
06:46Wind 330 at 12 knots.
06:50Clear for takeoff on runway 02 at agility 6289.
07:03You have 90 knots.
07:05100 knots.
07:21Be one.
07:24Rotate.
07:29but seconds after takeoff
07:31gear up
07:34a loud explosion rocks the airplane
07:43bismillah what's going on
07:45the pilots assess the situation
07:47let's go let's go
07:49I let go I let go
07:53passengers sense something has gone wrong
07:58we have a small problem 6289
08:006289 come at answer
08:06the 737 is approaching a stall
08:166289 are you in emergency
08:30the pilots make desperate attempts to recover the aircraft
08:36but their efforts are in vain
08:38the plane goes into a freefall
08:42the passengers brace themselves
08:54the plane bursts into flames
08:56and skids across the desert
08:58just outside Tamanrasset airport
09:02emergency response is immediately activated
09:06and firefighters rush to the scene
09:15the impact and fire that ensued afterwards
09:19made survival very unlikely for the passengers in the aircraft
09:23but then against all odds
09:27rescuers discover a survivor
09:29not within the wreckage but lying in the distant sand
09:33clinging to life
09:35a gentleman seated all the way in the back
09:38that didn't have a seat belt on
09:40so when the airplane crashed and broke apart
09:42he was thrown free
09:45he shows only faint signs of life
09:48as an ambulance rushes him to hospital in critical condition
09:53defying all expectations
09:54the man's condition soon stabilizes
09:57and he begins to recover
09:59this passenger's luck cannot be overstated
10:02in what was Algeria's worst aviation accident at the time
10:08he is the sole survivor
10:10out of 103 passengers and crew
10:14while the country mourns the tragic loss of a football squad
10:18Algerian and French families grieve their loved ones
10:22and soon demand answers
10:29the investigation into the crash of flight 6289
10:34is conducted by a commission of inquiry
10:36established by the Algerian Ministry of Transport
10:40they receive support from several international agencies
10:44including the NTSB
10:47America's National Transportation Safety Board
10:50I was the U.S. accredited representative for this accident
10:54to assist the Algerians
10:55initially I wasn't going to travel to the scene
10:58however the U.S. ambassador to Algeria
11:01requested our assistance
11:05while Algerian investigators await the arrival
11:08of their American colleagues
11:10they interview the Taman Rasset air traffic controller
11:16did the pilots indicate that there was an issue
11:21the first officer called only seconds after takeoff
11:26we have a small problem 6289
11:30pilots typically are hesitant to call mayday mayday
11:34or announce some type of an emergency
11:37particularly if they really don't know
11:40what the situation and the critical nature of the situation is
11:46and what was the problem
11:48they didn't say
11:49but I heard something that
11:52sounded like an explosion
11:54seconds later
11:55the plane was falling out of the sky
11:59you said an explosion
12:02that's what it sounded like
12:05like a bomb
12:10couldn't say
12:15so in 2003 Algeria was not the safest place
12:18there was bombings and terrorist activities
12:20because they were coming out of 11 years of civil war
12:26when the plane fell
12:28was it in one piece
12:29yes it was
12:32investigators found the airplane intact
12:34there are no claims of responsibility by terrorists
12:37so it pretty much ruled out
12:39that there was some type of nefarious means
12:42to bring the aircraft down
12:44can you describe how the plane fell
12:47it was
12:50nose up
12:51and
12:53crashed
12:53near the threshold of runway 20
12:57the controller and other witnesses
12:59saw that the airplane was struggling to climb
13:02had a nose high pitch attitude
13:05and then
13:06impact the ground
13:09eyewitnesses recall that the plane struggled
13:11to gain enough lift to remain airborne
13:13an indication it was in a stall
13:18one week after the incident
13:20Algerian investigators are joined by a member of the NTSB
13:27air traffic controller and witnesses described seeing a stall
13:31and one witness remarked that the landing gear was down
13:36if the landing gear is still down while the aircraft is trying to climb
13:41it creates a lot of drag on that airplane
13:44it takes a lot of thrust and a lot of power to maintain the climb
13:48to overcome all that drag from the landing gear
13:52that would affect a plane's ability to climb but
13:55that alone wouldn't cause a stall
13:57it has to mean something else
13:59to the load sheets
14:00yes right here
14:04one of the big questions is about the aircraft weight
14:07because if you're too heavy you won't climb as well as if you're within the weight envelope
14:14investigators review the planes load sheet to see if the plane was overweight before takeoff
14:20it's like the first officer made some corrections here
14:24while reviewing the load sheet the first officer notices the fuel weight is wrong
14:29and changes it from 8800 kilograms to the correct amount of 9800 kilograms
14:42so with those corrections the weight at takeoff would have been 48,708 kilograms
14:48and the maximum weight allowed at takeoff would be 49,500 kilograms
14:54the first officer noticed that there was a thousand kilo difference
14:58and passenger count was a little bit off
15:01which didn't make a whole lot of difference in the overall weight and balance
15:04but did show that she was very attentive in her duties
15:09the aircraft weight was right up against the maximum takeoff weight
15:13even though it was heavy
15:14the aircraft weight shouldn't have affected the performance too much
15:18what mechanical failure?
15:21I'll get the maintenance reports
15:25investigators make sure that the maintenance is clean
15:28and the aircraft has a clean bill of health prior to the flight
15:36it was up to date in its maintenance cycle
15:38no work deferred, no technical exemptions
15:42the maintenance reports provide no leads
15:46maybe there was an environmental factor at play
15:51take a look at this
15:53did the location of the airport have something to do with the stall?
15:59temperature is 23 degrees celsius
16:01so it's hot
16:03Tamarosset is in a harsh desert climate
16:05and the high temperatures can affect the aircraft performance and climb
16:11and the airport sits at 4,518 feet above sea level
16:16at this altitude the air is already thin
16:19if you factor in the heat it's high density altitude that affects the performance of the airplane
16:26so it's generating much less lift over the wings
16:29so it takes longer to get the airplane airborne
16:32so just a few pounds below max takeoff weight
16:35high elevation airport
16:37high temperature
16:38landing gear extended
16:40that could definitely cause a plane to stall
16:44but that doesn't explain the explosion
16:47right
16:48what are we missing?
16:56investigators study the crash site of flight 6289
17:00for evidence that could explain the explosion
17:03heard seconds after takeoff
17:06so
17:07the first point of impact is here
17:135,396 feet from the takeoff point
17:17skidded through the airport perimeter fence
17:19across the road
17:20and came to rest here
17:22less than 300 feet outside of the airport
17:34planes destroyed by the fire
17:36but the main wreckage is practically in one piece
17:38except for the rear section
17:40and look at this debris
17:43this was on the runway
17:44right about here
17:48engine debris
17:52on the runway we found a large quantity of engine debris
17:54which is indicative of an engine shelling
17:56when a large quantity of engine blades
18:00are thrown out the back end of an engine
18:04it's an old adage in accident investigation
18:07what fails first falls first
18:12so if they find debris prior to finding the wreckage
18:15then they know that happened prior to the accident
18:18so one of the engines blew out
18:20that must have been the explosion the controller hurt
18:24what caused the engine failure
18:29we needed to get our eyes on those engines to determine which failed and why it failed
18:34investigators begin a visual inspection of the plane's engines starting with the right one
18:41take a look at the fan blades
18:45heavy deformation
18:47it was definitely rotating
18:48at the time of impact
18:51on the right engine
18:52on the right engine we showed that it was turning at impact
18:54we don't know exactly what level of thrust it was rotating at
19:00if the right engine was operating on impact
19:04then did the left engine fail
19:10these turbine blades have far fewer deformations than the right engine
19:14looks like it was barely moving
19:17the hot section is completely torn apart
19:20in an engine's hot section
19:23fuel is ignited in a combustion chamber
19:26generating a powerful stream of hot air
19:29that spins the turbine blades
19:33the damage is evidence that the left engine failed
19:37we knew that the failure was in the hot section
19:40so we had to follow every lead that we could
19:42to determine where the failure occurred
19:51there's a bunch of blades missing from the hot section
19:55the missing pieces are most likely the debris that we found on the runway
19:59we found that the hot section was basically corncobbed as we say
20:04there was not many blades left in the hot section
20:07and there was metal all over the place
20:10what caused the blades to break
20:13let's get some of these parts out on the table
20:16and we wanted to further tear down the engine
20:19we wanted to look at the failures under the microscope
20:21we wanted to look at the metallurgical aspects of the failure
20:24we wanted to look to see if there was a bird strike
20:27investigators begin by examining components from the hot section
20:31in search of pre-existing defects
20:36manage to remove the sediment from the nozzle vein
20:44nozzle guide vanes direct the hot air flow in the combustion chamber
20:49to the blades of the high pressure turbine causing them to spin
20:59interesting
21:14looks like there's a fatigue crack in the nozzle guide vanes
21:18investigators find evidence of fatigue cracks in two of the left engine's nozzle guide vanes
21:25this type of cracking occurs over time and as the engine ages
21:29these cracks get slightly larger and eventually they will fail and it will destroy the entire engine
21:38if this was a progressive failure why wasn't it caught earlier
21:44this type of cracking is typical of an older engine and it's a progressive failure
21:49so that gets us into the question of what was the maintenance history
21:52what was the inspection criteria that was used by the operator
21:57investigators look into the engine's repair history
22:02it looks like the left engine was completely overhauled four years ago
22:07when would have been the last time they looked at the nozzle guide vanes
22:10during the hot section maintenance inspection which was last year
22:15any mention of cracking?
22:17any work done on any of them?
22:21inspections of the hot section are meant to catch fatigue cracks
22:25so why weren't these found?
22:28since this was an Algerian registered aircraft
22:31it falls under the authority of the Algerian civil aviation authority
22:35for oversight of the inspection
22:37not the FAA which typically has more stringent requirements
22:42the crack formed at some point
22:44it was missed during the inspection last year
22:47it grew and grew until point of failure
22:49and then blew out at takeoff
22:51that explains why the engine failed
22:54not why the plane stalled
22:57pilots are expected to demonstrate their ability
23:00to fly out of a situation
23:03either on takeoff or landing where they've lost an engine
23:07investigators examine the crew's training records
23:10to determine if they knew how to handle a single engine failure on takeoff
23:17the first officer's last exercise in engine failure during takeoff was four months ago
23:22the captain's training was even more recent
23:24only two months before the crash
23:25they both should have known what to do in this situation
23:31they've got the airplane veering to the left
23:35there's no way they didn't know that engine failed
23:39so what did they actually do
23:46investigators prepare to listen to the cockpit voice recorder
23:49from Air Algerie flight 6289
23:54it was very important for us to listen to the CVR
23:56to determine how the pilots dealt with this engine failure
24:18they hear the sound of the engine failing five seconds after takeoff
24:24they hear the sound of the engine failing five seconds after takeoff
24:26what's going on
24:29let go let go
24:30let go
24:30I let go I let go
24:36they transferred control in the middle of an emergency
24:38that didn't even sound like a proper transfer
24:41he just took the controls
24:43for another pilot to take control from the pilot who is flying
24:48the pilot needs to say I've got it
24:51taking control of the airplane without saying he was taking control
24:55made things worse for him and for the first officer
24:58the captain is the pilot monitoring he shouldn't be taking over
25:01he should be diagnosing the problem
25:03so
25:04do either of them identify a left engine failure
25:10after handing over control to the captain
25:12the first officer realizes they aren't properly configured
25:16to climb with only one engine
25:20get up or are we okay
25:22but there's no response from the captain
25:33just seconds after the engine failure the situation deteriorates
25:38as the plane begins to stall
25:45there are no attempts by the pilots to work together
25:48to identify or troubleshoot the problem
25:52let go take your hand away
25:53I let go I let go
25:54let go
25:55take your hand away
25:56I let go
25:59seconds later the ground proximity warning activates
26:02indicating the plane is getting dangerously close to the ground
26:08please take your hand away
26:11both pilots really didn't know what the other was doing
26:14didn't know what the other expected of them
26:16and may well have been working at cross purposes
26:19and as a result of that the team performance broke down
26:32I don't hear a single mention of engine failure
26:35and why was he telling her to let go so many times
26:37was she trying to take back control of the plane
26:40which one of them is actually flying the plane
26:43when all is said and done
26:44the pilots did not work together
26:46without more information from the flight data recorder
26:49we really don't know exactly what they did to control the airplane
26:54investigators turned to the flight data recorder
26:57or FDR from flight 6289
27:00to determine how the pilots tried to recover from the loss of the left engine
27:05flight data recorders are important to investigators
27:08because it gives them information on how the pilots were operating the airplane
27:13and how they were managing the critical situation they were in
27:19I'm not sure
27:21older plane, older FDR
27:25it doesn't actually tell us how the pilots were handling the engine failure
27:30because we only had five parameters on the FDR
27:33we had to go to Boeing and ask for a detailed aircraft performance analysis
27:38to determine what happened on this accident flight
27:43using the FDR's limited data
27:47Boeing's performance study includes a reconstruction of engine operations
27:51and flight controls in the final moments of the flight
27:56so there is the left engine losing its thrust after it blows out
28:02that's odd
28:04the data from the fully functioning right engine shows something unexpected
28:10look at the thrust from the right engine
28:12yes, it seems to be going up and down
28:15but we know it was working fine
28:17that can only mean one thing
28:23Bismillah, what's going on?
28:26the team finds evidence of thrust being added to the right engine
28:31let go, let go
28:32and then pulled back
28:34I let go, I let go
28:37when one engine fails
28:39what you need is maximum power on the other engine
28:42not reduce it
28:44so thrust is pulled down
28:47then back up
28:48then down
28:50then back up again
28:53we have a small problem, 6289
28:566289, Tama Dotsen
29:02let go
29:06it's as if they were having some sort of a tug of war
29:10they shouldn't have been
29:12first officer did the right thing
29:14by increasing the power of the right engine
29:17what likely happened is that the captain wasn't fully aware of which engine had failed
29:21however the first officer knew that the left engine had failed
29:26and was trying to push up the throttle on the right engine
29:28to keep them from stalling
29:34let go, take your hand away
29:35I let go, I let go
29:36let go, take your hand away
29:38let's go, I let go
29:39don't think
29:41don't think
29:44the captain's basically telling the first officer to get out of his way
29:48to leave him alone, to let him be in charge of the airplane by himself, which he was
29:56knowing that the left engine had failed, the first officer might have been trying to help things out by increasing
30:01the power on the right engine
30:03please
30:04take your hand away
30:11the moment the captain reduced the thrust on the right engine and never returned it to takeoff thrust
30:16with the gear down, it doomed the flight
30:22pilots should have been able to work together to recover the plane
30:25these planes are designed to fly with a team
30:29pilot flying, pilot not flying
30:31both have very specific roles that they are trained to do, but especially in emergencies
30:38they stay in their roles, they help each other, they work as a team
30:42and this crash could have been avoided if they would have done that
30:48why didn't the crew of Air Algerie Flight 6289 work together to prevent the loss of 102 lives
30:59okay, I'll queue it up to the pre-flight preparations
31:05investigators returned to the cockpit voice recording of Flight 6289
31:09to understand why there was a lack of coordination between the two pilots
31:16modern instruments transfer switches
31:18normal
31:20your damper
31:23on
31:26they listen as the first officer works through the pre-flight checklist
31:30they're surprised by what they don't hear
31:35where's the captain?
31:37where's the captain?
31:38is she doing the flight preparation by herself?
31:42customization mode selector
31:44auto
31:45okay, flight instruments
31:48we found that the first officer was actually in the cockpit by herself conducting most of the pre-flight work
31:55without the captain
31:59it's unusual for the captain not to be present during the pre-flight because there are responsibilities that the captain
32:06has to get his side of the airplane ready
32:09it's just inappropriate for the captain not to be in the cockpit during the pre-flight and it's actually kind
32:17of rude
32:18it's only after the first officer completes the pre-flight preparations that the captain enters the cockpit
32:25the last Q&H 1019
32:281019 roger
32:30good afternoon captain
32:31how are we looking?
32:33good
32:34I completed the pre-flight checklist
32:36I tested your oxygen and everything is set to go
32:39good, good
32:43Captain Benwisha is late
32:45leaving his responsibilities to the first officer
32:49when the captain showed up he was not in the mindset of
32:52getting brought up to speed or being part of the team of setting the cockpit up for the flight
33:01heading
33:02020
33:04altitude
33:06investigators then hear the pilots performing their before start checklist
33:11280
33:12you know, I could have been on the team with those boys back there, give me a break
33:18who's the third voice?
33:20flight attendant?
33:23the only male flight attendant is the chief flight attendant
33:29ok, takeoff speeds
33:31as part of the checklist the first officer reviews the takeoff speeds
33:38V1, 144 knots
33:41VR, 146 knots
33:43you're saying you were good enough to turn pro?
33:46yeah, I was a good footy blair
33:49you and the scout come watch me blair
33:50yeah, they were scouting you to mow the pitch
33:56V2, 150 knots
33:57ok, that's enough, I understand
33:59can we go?
34:01I got it, I got it, let's go
34:08so the captain is just carrying on a conversation with his friend
34:10while they're doing their before start checklist
34:13what is even worse is he cuts her off before they could even finish it
34:18one of the most important parts of the information that she was trying to give were the takeoff speeds
34:24and then there should have been a briefing of an engine failure departure
34:31at this airport that was a special departure that needed to be briefed
34:35it was ignored
34:39did the captain become more focused once they began to taxi?
34:44roger, taxiing for runway is 02
34:48what investigators find most shocking is what they hear next
34:57where are we eating tonight?
34:59that place across from the hotel
35:00oh, you always go back to the same place
35:04I like what I like
35:05we are now cheers
35:07plenty of good spots to eat
35:10they are completely distracted
35:12they are violating every sterile cockpit rule
35:16during critical phases of flight
35:18extraneous conversations and non-essential conversations
35:21between the crew members are prohibited
35:23not only is the captain dismissing the first officer
35:26he has this casual attitude about basic safety practices
35:31it's possible he was more interested in talking to the flight attendant
35:35and reviewing the briefing with the first officer
35:38it's possible that he had been through so many pre-flight takeoff briefings that at that time he felt it
35:44was unnecessary
35:56as a result of his dismissive attitude the captain is unprepared to properly respond when the crisis occurs shortly after
36:05takeoff
36:09had the pilots completed their pre-flight safety briefing their response to the engine failure might have been very different
36:38once the plane was stabilized the pilots could have returned safely to the airport
36:44engine failure is actually a relatively common occurrence
36:48every pilot needs to be prepared and trained
36:52so instead of letting the first officer fly the plane while he diagnoses the issue
36:56he tries to do everything himself
36:58and transferring control during an emergency situation
37:02there was never a positive transfer of control
37:05the captain just took the control yoke away from the first officer
37:11so he injected himself in the emergency
37:19let go let go
37:20i let go i let go
37:22the captain took control
37:24at the worst possible time
37:26when he was out of the loop
37:27and by not assigning responsibility to her
37:30he gave himself the responsibility of doing two things at once
37:33diagnosing the nature of the engine problem
37:36and then flying the airplane
37:40by trying to fly the plane and diagnose the problem on his own
37:45the captain took on too much
37:49it put the first officer in a very difficult position
37:53she's now in the supportive role
37:56the non-flying role waiting to be told what to do
37:59and he's not giving any helpful orders other than let go
38:07why would an experienced captain so brazenly dismiss his first officer's help
38:13risking the lives of everyone on board
38:21investigators look into the pilots backgrounds
38:23in an attempt to understand why the captain took over from his first officer
38:28in the midst of an emergency
38:30so the captain actually had twice as many flying hours as the first officer
38:36the captain was both qualified as a captain on a 737
38:40but also as a first officer on a 767
38:43perhaps his attitude was that flying the 737 was not that big of a deal
38:49because i fly a 767 which is much more sophisticated and highly technical
38:55but she had more hours on the 737
38:58not only did she have more experience flying the 737
39:01that's the only plane that she was flying
39:05i think there's a good chance that had she been left alone
39:08she would have flown the airplane out of the scenario that we saw in this accident
39:14question is would he have reacted the same way if the first officer was a man
39:20in 2003 at the time of this crash
39:24here in the states female airline pilots only constituted less than 6% of the pilot population
39:30and it really hasn't changed that much in the 20 years since then
39:35the first officer was algeria's first female commercial airline pilot
39:41my friend male pilots in this part of the world
39:46aren't used to sharing a cockpit with women
39:51i think algeria is becoming fairly westernized
39:53but in some cultures there is the feeling that a man has to be up in the cockpit in case
39:58anything goes wrong
40:00why did this captain take control from the first officer when she was doing an okay job at that point
40:06and i think you can't rule out the possibility that there may have been some gender stereotyping on his part
40:13that played a role in it
40:16sadly this accident was totally preventable
40:24investigators now have a clear picture of what led to the crash of flight 6289
40:32v1 144 knots
40:36vr 146 knots
40:39after arriving late and allowing the flight attendant into the cockpit
40:43the captain interrupted a crucial pre-flight safety briefing
40:49v2 150 knots
40:51okay that's enough i understand
40:53can we go
40:54i got it i got it let's go
40:56the captain demonstrated a lax attitude towards cockpit protocols
41:04fatigue cracks in a nozzle guide vane in the plane's left engine were reaching their braking point
41:10and when the guide vane failed
41:13it set off a chain reaction
41:16high speed metal fragments ripped the engine apart
41:21let's go let's go
41:22i let go i let go
41:23when crisis struck
41:25the captain decided he needed to be the one to handle the controls
41:29and took over flying from his first officer before even identifying the problem
41:35the engine failure alone was not the cause of this accident
41:39engines fail and pilots are trained to handle those emergencies
41:46failing to retract the landing gear after the engine failure made recovery more difficult
41:52let's go take your hand away
41:54i let go i let go
41:55let go take your hand away
41:56i let go
42:05it was the captain's assumption of control of the aircraft without properly identifying the nature of the emergency
42:11his failure to raise the landing gear and his lack of adherence to standard operating procedures that eventually doomed the
42:21flight
42:23as a result of this accident
42:25algeria's commission of inquiry makes several recommendations
42:31they recommend that air algeri along with other operators ensure that their crew resource management training programs emphasize the importance
42:40of handover procedures and task sharing in the cockpit
42:45but in the 1980s they had captains who were trying to fly a team airplane solo
42:53so a lot of training went into it to teach that your best resource is your team
42:58you support each other and work together as a team for the safety of the airplane
43:05the fact that the captain insisted on taking over control of the airplane at that critical moment
43:12cost everybody on that airplane their lives
43:17i felt particularly affected when i saw that the accident was preventable
43:22and i think the investigators did the best job they could trying to discover why the crew made the errors
43:28that they did
43:29the next time that happens people won't die as a result of that
43:34for lynn rippelmeyer
43:35it's one more example of why the industry needs to continue evolving
43:41the airlines now are
43:43much more open
43:44to hiring women
43:47to not having gender bias
43:48realizing that women do have a lot to contribute
43:52to the industry
43:55and i think it's up to women now
43:56to step up to the plate
43:58and take the opportunities that the career offers
44:01they're amazing
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