American Airlines Pilot died in flight. REAL ATC
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- American Airlines Pilot died in flight.
05 OCT 2015
An American Airlines Airbus A320 registration N678AW performing flight AAL550 from Phoenix (KPHX) to Boston (KBOS).Airplane was deverted to Syracuse after the captain became incapacitated.
The Airline later reported that the 57 years old Captain had sadly passed away...
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R.I.P. Captain. It's hard not to be impressed with the controlled, professional response from the Co-Pilot in what was undoubtedly a high-stress, emotional situational, as well as the teamwork from ATC and groundcrew to ensure this flight was prioritized and safely handled.
They are all qualified pilots who have done enough training to fly the thing. There's no real such thing as a co-pilot, the co-pilot is also a pilot. It's not like some random flight attendant or passenger had to land the thing.
Echo this. Much of all I could think about was how stressful it would be for the co-pilot now having to handle everything (in and of itself, stressful but trained for) but add that to the fact you just had your colleague die, which would add emotions that you just couldn't train yourself for. Did well, RIP the captain.
Do you mean the first officer?
@@BigSkyCards23 yes the correct term is first officer.
@@orestes1984 i was being half serious and half sarcastic just to mess with him, i forgot a 😂
The FO was so calm. God bless the Captain’s family. The FO and tower did exactly what they were trained to do.
First class job by the FO for sure.
just imagine the trauma the fo had to experience to see his captain just go incapacitated right then and there
God Bless the Captain / and 1st officer good communication/ ground control good teamwork guys did a great job trying to get help for Captain / sorry to hear he passed
Prayers for the family of the pilot that diied he enjoyed flying now he is in the sky with the angels god be with the family and peace with them and love always
@@jasonaraga7710 we can only hope he's a sociopath or psychopathy so he's spared that trauma.
Well handled by the First Officer and ATC. A shame about the Captain. When you declare an emergency, ATC will move mountains for you.
For many an unfortunate flight, my bet is that many wish they could have!
I’ve heard about that in regards to quite a few incidents. Basically when a pilot declares a mayday, they pretty much own the sky. ATC will move heaven and earth to give that pilot what he needs. Airspace will be cleared, all other flights will be diverted or put into holding pattern and the pilot will be given his total choice of what airport and runway he wants and he’ll most likely have all the emergency services waiting for him when he touches down.
I have immense respect for both pilots and ATC.
Well, as it should be.
RIP Captain and my deepest condolences to his family.
God bless that Capain, and that First Officer who deserves to be a Captain.
At this point, he almost certainly is.
Quite stupid comment, every pilot in the cockpit is captain, you can rotate it as you wish in all directions, but it should be ideally like this in normal airline
@@vladimirassalukas6726 Yeah no. A First Officer is not a Captain. Captain does not equal pilot flying. A Captain can and will perform pilot monitoring duties, but still remains PIC.
Right, "God bless" him even though apparently "God" didn't let him live... Classic religious logic.
absolutely ... Captaincy is forthcoming !!!
Pilots don't die, they just fly higher than others. Rest in peace captain ✈️💔
❤️
R.I.P to the Captain. I send my prayers and condolences to the family. Huge shot out to the First Officer and ATC for there calm and professional communication, and landing all souls safely on the ground.
Little known fact, while the FO and ATC did the heavy lifting, the lead flight attendant was also key in this successful landing. Once a pilot is incapacitated, they will enter the flight deck, attempt to render aid, if possible, and ride in the jump seat the rest of the flight, assisting with checklists and maintaining some level of normalcy.
RIP to the Captain, so close to retirement.
Prayers are worse than useless.
@@MichaelKingsfordGray settle down hitler. Let people have their meaningless good feels even if brought on by a lie.
@@MichaelKingsfordGray how are they worse than useless? If you don't believe in them, they're literally nothing. No harm is caused by them.
@@ericanderson4441 Double-blind studies on the recovery of hospital patients has repeatedly shown a negative outcome, if the patients knew that they were being prayed for!
And a null outcome if they didn't.
That is the very definition of "worse than useless". REAL Harm WAS caused by the delusional superstition.
This is stuff the passengers never know about. Brought a tear to my eye first officer and act total pros. Earned there money this day. I retired off the 747- 400 we always had 3 to 4 pilots on board. But for this fo on his own . Really a pro.i do miss flying but 35000 hours and 66 years old time to let the young folks have a go at it cheers first officer you will be a great PIC . Piolt in command.
Not to mention lowly single engine land types love to get a chance at the throttle of a heavy… we’re on board too. RIP to the Cpt. Was close friends with the flight crew TWA flt 800….
A pilot but can’t grasp basic English?
@@ozbolli a human but lacks basic decency?
Don’t come at me with that garbage.
@@chawkz soy boy
The pilot remained so calm and handled the situation professionally given the condition of the captain. RIP to the captain. How sad.
Exceptional professionalism on the part of the F/O . RIP Captain .
Godspeed, Captain Johnston. Final flight complete...
absolutely ... Eternal Blessings are yours Captain !!!
Ain't not Godspeed, just an extraordinary human being, There is only one God, only one.
When he referred to him as “the Captain” when he knew he was already gone - total respect for the FO and ATC. RIP to the Captain .
We can have two captains here in US. One of them is PIC, how else he would refer to him?
Dead or alive, he was still the pilot in command of the flight and that's how the first officer was going to call him. What did he have to change the captain's role to?
Calling him the Captain is not past tense. He WAS the captain is past tense. If i was ATC & heard "The captain" i would assume he was alive. The F/O stated he was unresponsive not dead. I could understand why he might want to use the word "Dead". I am suprised he didn't check for a pulse & advise ATC. This information would be of great help to the first responders.
@@helpstopanimalabuse8153 pilots aren't trained to check pulses and make pronounce people dead. What drugs on you on?
@@jasonMB999 I am a para-medic ambo. The more informaation that we have about the patient before we get to Physically see them can mean the difference between life & death. I have 2 children 4 & 6 & they know how to check a pulse. It takes literally 3 seconds. If apilot was incapacited but still had a pulse we could plan for the treatment by having the defibulator charged & ready & BTW they are trained in CPR during their training school. Lets leave this one to the experts buddy. Thanks for your comment, i am always up for a bit of a Pow-Wow.
I remember hearing about this on another video a while back, but your audio was definitely more complete -- and of course, love your visuals!! Very sad . . . that had to be very devastating for the FO. . . But he did a great job (along with ATC) in getting the aircraft safely on the ground. . . 🙏✈✈🙏
You are thinking of VASAviation. He had it posted right away and that may be why it is less complete. PFP for this was stolen from him as well I think…
The fact that the FO responds in his calls as “We, or We’ll let you know” is heartbreaking knowing he was up there flying and talking on the radios by himself 😢
man, you could hear it in his voice, he was holding it together as best he could. RIP Captain.
This... This is why you have 2 Pilots on commercial aircraft
The Captain Departed in the best way, doing what he loved. R.I.P
this is exactly why there should always be 2 pilots...I don't care what they say about automation. What would have happened in this case if the plan just had 1?
Thankfully there will never be a situation (outside of a chartered flight) where you will only have one pilot in a plane flying commercially... Think Island hopping in Hawaii for example, and this will be a small single engine plane. In the private jet world there are multi engine planes that can be flown single pilot, BUT this is usually for private PART-91 operation of said jets.
@@scottcol23 Little less complicated than that. Aircraft over 12500 pounds of maximum t/o weight must be operated by 2+ pilots, part 91 or not. as for the automation comment, pilot factor/error is by far the #1 cause of aviation accidents, if the situation here went south it could have become one of them. I think autonomously operated commercial aircraft is an appropriate next step in maximizing passenger safety, although i’d be surprised to see it happen for at least a good few decades.
@@floridaflyboy7 Im sorry but I cant agree. You will find ATC recordings here on youtube with flight computers going down on modern commercial jets and pilots forced to handfly the aircraft. I am an engineer by profession and I can promise you as long as you have electronics there will always be break downs. Always. Even the most robust flight computers, sensors, communication cables, they will in time break.
@@danielkarlsson7021 not picking a side here, because this “back and forth” about pilotless planes is a tale as old as time (or at least since the 80s lol). The “max” standard of safety that can be reached in my opinion would be a mix of well trained humans that are proficient in stick ‘n rudder flying and well designed computers with redundancies coming together.
But at the end of the day, aviation is a business just like any other. No matter how you look at it, money drives it-the commercial sector especially.
With airlines, and corporations in general, they don’t care if it’s truly safer, they care if it’s cheaper. Unions exist for a reason. OSHA exists for a reason. To put it simply: “If they could, they would”.
Just my 2 cents. Im not worried about that whole pilotless plane thing cause not all of my eggs are in one basket, and despite that I’d argue we have a good deal of time. For once the speed of regulations changing will benefit us! All jokes aside, to anyone worried about abandoning their dreams of flying cause of the “robot takeover”, don’t worry bout it. Go to a local airport and that concern will be hard to find amongst others. I’m happy to be able to begin a career to burn holes in the sky :)
The never have just one pilot on commercial flights only charter flights.
everyone was so professional and respectful throughout despite the very sad situation. RIP Captain
Landing a plane like that is a complex enough job when both pilots are available. I can't imagine having to do everything all by yourself.
The Captain died doing what he loved most! RIP
Good call out. RIP
How he died doing what he loved most, he didn’t die in a crash, flying wasn’t his cause cause of death
Yeah they have to love what they do, given how hard and expensive it is to become a commercial pilot.
Calm and professional job by the FO. He was both respectful and responsive, with his secondary concern (after safety) of being able to have the emergency personnel get to the Captain quickly.
This was way back in 2015, but I hope the FO is doing well today, and that he has made it to the left seat.
He died, though. RIP.
@@wintercomesearly She was talking about the first officer, not the captain. The first officer, the one who landed the plane after the captain passed. FO= First officer or co-pilot, in layman's terms.
Rest In Peace Captain. Hats off to everyone especially the first officer and the ATC and ground crew for their teamwork and communication. Extremely impressed how calm and collected the first officer was able to conduct himself through what is probably a pilot’s worst nightmare. God Bless everyone ❤️ condolences to the captain’s family, I hope it brings some comfort that he finished his life doing what he loved, and that God is taking care of him.
Rest In Peace buddy. I’m sure you were a amazing pilot.🥺❤️✈️
Was he recently vaccinated?
@@CaliSteve169
Funny, but good question.
@@greggstrasser5791 both of you do realise that this incident was 7 years ago at this point right
@@LumaControl
So you're saying the guy wasn't vaccinated & was trying to infect everybody on the plane?
I can't tell if you're serious since you can't capitalize, punctuate and misuse numerals.
@@greggstrasser5791 I do not quite get what you're trying to say with this comment. Seen as how youtube is rather informal, the use of punctuation and capitalisation is omitted rather often. What do you mean by "misuse of numerals"? I could not mention both of you in a single comment, because I was on a mobile phone. I meant both you and Steve Vassilev.
I was not entirely sure what the "vaccinated" comment was about, but the only two explanations I could come up with were either Steve being concerned about side effects of vaccines being a cause of death, or covid, because there were no major diseases spreading over the entire earth at the time. Seen as how the incident covered in this video took place around 7 years ago, before covid (october 2015, which I have rounded up to 7 years instead of 6 and a few months).
RIP to the Captain, and the FO did a great job keeping calm and landing smoothly..
Respect
found it concerning the rescue department didnt foresee the issue with getting into the plane away from the gate. The pilot with all his other concerns had to question that decision and it turned out he was right. I find these rescue fire guys at airports to be be very eager to respond but lacking common sense.
These “fire guys at airports” would seemingly be trained in not just any old first response but in an airplane-specific context… shouldn’t they know these things as part of protocol?
Agree- disturbing that ground assured the co-pilot they had a way to get on the plane quickly at the de ice THEN called command and asked if they had a way to get on board quickly or need to go to gate! Wtf. 😳
Guys, I hope I can help here. Diverting from the de-ice pad to the gate was a good call, this allows a simpler transition with a gurney. If a gate is available, this scan actually be faster. I spent years on the ambulance, former captain.
This video does not have detail on the logistics involved.
The fire crew has no other priority other than the medical emergency. In this case, getting advanced care to the captain was the priority, I assure you.
Common sense? Indeed. they did their best, I can assure you.
Time is money, as they say. Going to the gate is the best routine. Offloading passengers in a timely matter is the goal. The choice to go to the gate was best. Bringing a stair to the aircraft, and loading to the ambulance and medics, may have taken much longer.
@@robertborchert932 Agreed. Trying to evac a patient down the stairs - especially if they're sick (e.g. CPR in progress) is a bear. Can run a code in the jetway if needed, lots more room.
@@janvandenbos2476 exactly! I spent a few years in emergency transport, both in high tops and modular ambulances. The most advanced gurneys were the Strykers...and powered ones weren't in the market back then. On the field at an airport, you cannot simply light her up and roll where you wish, the taxiways are meant for big birds that cannot see you, it requires clearance and coordination...and delays.
Stairs? Oh, my. Where do I start?
imagine passing away in flight but your soul is still onboard spectating
They called him "Sir" for a reason. Respect. And well deserved.
Kudos to the co-pilot for maintaining. You can hear the respect and emotion in his voice but he knew the situation needed to be handled with professionalism and that's exactly what he did. When an emergency happens you deal with one problem and then the next problem and then the next problem and until you're done with your job, you do your job. Absolutely beautiful video audio.
Pilots take extensive medical tests, yet there is no guarantee that serious health issues can be diagnosed in time...
no shit
@@DrTom1946 I'd like to see your numbers. Especially for this case, as it happened in 2015...
@@NekiCat But...but.. Fox News told him so.
Let it go Tom. Not everything has to be politized 24/7
Yes, especially since they inject them with products in the experimental phase, this is not the first incident of this type, and it will not be helas the last. There is no need to see the 2021 health report, on the American army.
How incredibly sad. That co-pilot sure stayed calm. He should be a Captain, if he isn't already.
That’s not exactly how that works. Upgrading to Captain from first officer is based on how long you’ve been at that airline and how many hours you have. Once those requirements are met you can be put in for an upgrade but it’s also seniority based. So a 5 year person will get trained before someone who’s been there for 2
@@venessapurefoy8336 , l totally get what you're saying. I just had no idea how long the gentleman had been a co-pilot, and he's someone l'd prefer in the Captain's seat rather than some l've seen that shouldn't be.
My condolences to the family and all involved in this stressful situation. That was handled professionally by all.
Flying on a clear and beautiful day doing a job you always dreamed of in the company of good colleagues?
I can think of worse ways to go. Rest in peace.
Exactly. He died in uniform doing a job he was probably proud of.
You want to die in a nursing home?
God bless you captain. Your 1st officer did a good job.
That Co-Pilot fought to the last for his Captain. No one could have asked anymore of him.
RIP skipper. Fair winds and following seas to you in your eternal journey.
Sorry for the Captain for such a young age passed away ! Rest in Peace !
RIP captain, and well done to the cabin crew …you are true professionals 🙏🏼
And the radar tracing as they turn and head in draws the outline of a plane’s nose. RIP, Captain.
Very impressive how everyone handled the situation.
Good work keeping calm sir. I don’t think most people could have controlled their emotions like you did. RIP captain.
THAT CO-PILOT NEEDS TO BE COMMENDED AND PROMOTED FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM!!!!!
Well we can start by paying him respect, using the correct title: First Officer.
@IDunno Anymore All co-pilots are professional. Should they all be promoted?
@@Redridge07 At airlines, promotions to Captain from First Officer are based strictly on seniority per union contracts.
@@steven2145 so what? Not my concern. Your reading comprehesion is very poor.
This sounded so professional, you'd hardly know there was an emergency at all.
Fly high Sir. May you Rest In Peace. You are now flying among the angels. Cudos to your second in command. Honour to you Sir under a stressful situation, Best of Luck to your career and stay healthy...job well done. You did your Capt proud....
How dare you assume he is flying among angels he may have been a sinner
@@sarahann530 he who casts the first stone....we are all sinners from the day we were born. No person is perfect.
@@davem9445 Why are we sinners from the day we are born ? I call bullshit on that unless you can provide evidence to back up your claim .
@@sarahann530 Because he's read the Bible and believes what is there.. You're just here to argue. If you want the truth however, John 3:3 Jesus states unless you are "born again" you cannot see heaven. This obviously refers to salvation and why many of faith refer to themselves as "Born Again Christians". If they were not "Born Again", (ie, only their natural birth), then as Jesus stated they will not see heaven. This clearly means we are all born sinners.
@@Ken-xv4sb I have read the bible and dont believe what is there because there is no evidence to support it . I am here to ask him and you what evidence you have to support your opinion that the bible is to be believed ? What does god do with the Billions of people that are not "born again " are they all sent by their all loving god to be tortured forever ?
That first officer deserves a medal! His boss literally dropped dead half way through his shift, and he kept his cool! I couldn’t act that calm if a colleague died in a fast food restaurant, let alone whilst flying a giant jet airliner carrying 150 people!
The pilot of United 811 said it best, "I'll have time to think about that latter, right now Ive got a job to do".
He recalled saying this to himself as he was trying to keep his 747 airborne, with a huge hole in the fuselage, and 2 engines destroyed, when the thought of how upset his young daughter would be if they crashed came to his mind.
Panic kills, its that simple. And today isn't a good day for that.
Great video production to explain this situation.
RIP Captain.... thank you very much for your service! :'(
Thank God you're posting current content
Poor soul. I sincerely hope he passed at least doing what he loved. I imagine he died. Most pilots say flying is in their blood. Rest peacefully, sir. Great job to the FO and the cabin crew and ATC. I don't think I'd have been so composed while a deceased co-worker was right next to me.
RIP Cap'n!
If only they ran countries like this. Respect.
Highest class of professionalism here. RIP Captain. Clearly shows humans use technology to help in their jobs. Doing away with humans to give full control to technology, as is being planned for future, is catostropic.
Atc seems like one of the most stressful jobs. I couldn't handle the pressure of feeling like thousands of lives were in my hands everyday. Its rather impressive how they have such a keen ability to multitask during emergencies and still direct everyone else.
My heart really goes out to all. Rest in peace my friend.
'clear and beautiful morning'.... fly high Cap!
Every time I hear a medical emergency where EMD are required to enter the aircraft quickly there is always confusion and redirect the pilot to go to a gate instead of where they were originally told.
RIP Captain 👨✈️
Any scenario like this is a rapidly evolving situation. So what appears to be confusion to observers after the fact, is often best response based on information available at the actual time.
@@rogerjones9984 I'm not being sarcastic here, but my question is - how would they have gotten to the pilot if they parked on the de-ice pad?
Incredibly sad. You could sense it from all involved in the audio 😢
It is not the first time a captain has died during a flight, nor will it be the last. One happened as a Britannia Airways 757 was about to land in Spain. As I recall the aircraft was seconds from landing when it happened. The co-pilot aborted the landing and did a go around advised ATC of the problem, was cleared to land and the aircraft was met by ambulances.
Yea but that was before vaccines
@@kriszellers9718
You people love being dopey
@@kriszellers9718 what the fuck does that have to do with anything
@@kriszellers9718 that incident in the video was 2015
@@kriszellers9718 what an ignorant comment..
He's been dead for 7 years
How do you record the live atc?? How do you get past audio?
Rest in peace Captain. You safely delivered many souls to their destination through your career.. May God look kindly upon you and your soul rest in Eternal Peace. How hard emotionally it must have been for the FO. You did what you could do and dellvered many souls safely. Condolences to the crew and family.
Gods are fictional.
That's so incredibly sad! R.I.P. ✝️
The FO was as cool as can be. Great job buddy...RIP Cap.
I was totally impressed by the Co-pilot. He may have thrown up later but this guy had his act together. I would be proud to fly with him anytime.
0:42 you can clearly hear the emotion is FO voice, must've been traumatic
My heart goes out to the FO he sounded so somber. RIP captain. Well handled. o7
Must commend the F/O on his handling of this emergency. Sorry that the captain couldn't be saved.
deep condolences...fly high captain...
RIP Captain, FO got me all choked up with a tear in my eye. What a bunch of professionals!
Surprises me how much the FO is being disturbed by ATC during the final stages of landing!! I mean , surely he would need to concentrate 110% landing at a presumably unfamiliar airport??
It's a visual landing in good weather and winds. ATC offered "progressive" taxi, which means they'll watch you and tell you when to turn where. At that point airport familiarity isn't that important.
Well done to all hands involved...
God bless all of them..❤️
This was not a clot shot event. This happened around 6 years ago.
THANK YOU! Seeing far too many empty-headed comments whi have no idea what they are taking about.
Does the FO have controls for on-ground steering? Same question for other types of commercial planes.
Depends on the aircraft. Most Airbus have a tiller on both sides, many Boeing aircraft do not. There is limited steering that can be done with the feet, but that is mostly for small corrections on the runway and taxiways, much like you do on the highway to keep in your lane, it won’t make sharp turns required to park. Small light aircraft are steered almost exclusively by feet.
The level of calm 😭😭😭 alone brings tears
Really professional job on the FO's part. Sympathy and prayers to the Captain's family.
Another example of why a single pilot flight deck is a disaster waiting to happen. R.I.P. Captain.
I’m not a pilot, but excellent work bye the First Officer, approach, tower, and ground. Excellent work. Thank you and God bless ALL of you.
I just subscribed to your channel.
It’s sad to hear when anyone passes let alone a pilot on duty but that is why not one but two highly-trained pilots are absolutely necessary for every single flight.
Did he have the fish??
Must have been awful for that first officer, but a superb duty he did. RIP Captain. :(
You are correct to congratulate the FO, however should also be praising the lead flight attendant as well, as they were up there on the flight deck with the FO when he landed this.
Does the FO's side have a tiller to steer on the ground or did he have to switch seats?
Talk about a stressful situation...
So sad. Rip captain.
A lot of passanger aircraft dont have a tiller on the FO side. This one must of had one as otherwise it would have been almost impossible to taxi that AC onto that gate.
There is also the possibility that the first officer had the flight attendants remove the captain from his chair and had him moved into the forward galley to be given first aid. I suppose it’s possible that after touchdown he moved to the captain seat to steer it on the ground.
My condolences to the captain's family, RIP, great job done by the copilot.
Rest In Peace captain!
R.I.P. captain
Calm then hours later you fall apart. Good work and RIP sir.
These are always sad times when a pilot dies while flying hats off to the captain
RIP Captain Rest In Piece Sir❤️
RIP Captain...
Had this happen to a tug boat pilot when I was in the coast guard. He crashed an entire barge into Texas A&M pier. Fell over the helm dead guiding it in.
Never what one wants to hear. Thank God weather was not a problem. Rest In Peace Captain.
R.I.P. Captain.
Wow-the people that fly these planes are incredible. That an the tower personnel. RIP to the Captain. What a scary and sad experience for the co-pilot. 😔
There are very many people in the U.S. who believe people should work until they die, so I’m sure that crowd would be very pleased by this
Rip to the captain. That’s a sad day
Is it only me, or does it sound like the first officer don´t suspect the captain will survive?
I think it was clear to the FO.
Yeah. Otherwise he would have been more emphatic about medical services I think.