Worst Pilot EVER! Crashing into the Sea TWICE Before Landing
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2023
- Find out how the captain of Royal Air Maroc Express flight 439 decided to violate almost all fundamental safety rules and nearly crashed his plane twice into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Good to know the F/O fought to regain control of the plane instead of buckling out and punching the captain on the nose.
I wonder if the captain was attempting some kind of a suicide or something? It seems very odd that he would be forcing the plane down when the first officer was trying to bring the nose up KNOWING that they were too close to the water. Why haven't they released their identities yet? Who has the cockpit voice recorder?
@@Romulan2469 could be an Allahu Akhbar moment, they were Muslims flying the plane.
😂😂 I was thinking the same thing.
@@adotintheshark4848 meh, they woulda shouted that if it was the case. I think the pilot was just having no clue what was going on
@@adotintheshark4848 congratulations, you stole more from the world than you added by running your mouth. Thank you, truly, for wasting oxygen.
this is criminal negligence, and i really hope the Captain was prosecuted as well as being fired.
And license revoked!
@Dennis Wilson 🙄
@Dennis Wilson Nepotism strikes again, fortunately nobody died in this situation as a result
@Dennis Wilson 😮
@Dennis Wilson 😳😳
As a senior, experienced pilot - what was the captain thinking? Was he drunk, or suffering from some mental health crisis? If this was his normal behaviour, it's amazing that he (and his passengers) had survived so many hours of flying.
Moroccan. Alahu Akhbar!
He is Moroccan. Moroccans are very relaxed even in death-situations. Just give them some Moroccan thea and food and they'll be happy.
Given the captains age, 61 and his actions I wonder about a mental decline. I'm 11 years older and recognize that mental decline does happen. I would suggest this captain has never been a shining example of air safety with his ready willingness to violate safety rules. Increasing the descent rate when you have to know even without visual input that following a rapid descent you must already be low.. There is still an altimeter. Never having flown any aircraft myself even I would recognize that striking the waters surface is a pretty good indication that I was just a smidgen too low. That is why I suspect mental decline and not processing all input. He was caught in a shut out mental fog.
Moroccans are seriously the most carefree people I've ever met in my life.
A nuke could go off and they'd be like "hmm, maybe this is bad? Lets have some tea and hookah, maybe look into this later"
The fact the old f*er lied about the cause of the damage afterwards indicated he needed to be personally thrust into ‘nose down’ position into the water until he applied an automatic nose up thrust to stop from drowning. Then someone should have beat the s**t of him for good measure
Truly bizarre behaviour by the captain. It's almost as if he had some sort of death wish.
There's no way you can convince me this wasn't wilful intent by the captain to kill everyone, if this is how it went down. Props to the FO for saving everyone from that madman. The fact that he's on the loose is worrying though.
He kept pushing down after flying into terrain a first time, that's trying to crash the plane for good or he had lost touch with reality.
"Oh yeah, this is fine"
"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
BINGO
i was thinking this same thing??? HAD to be either a suicide mission or maybe he was starting to lose it? dementia/alzheimers aren't completely unplausible at 61 years old i don't think. either way, this was wild
This plane was trying so hard to not crash…
After watching many accidents just like this which sadly ends in tragedy.. it’s a miracle that this plane didn’t crash, these guys had angels around them.
I was continuously shocked by the captain’s actions..in what right mind does someone holding a pilot license and people’s lives act like that?
No angels but they certainly had a string of good luck that day!
There really must have been angels helping to hold that plane out of the water. Those people were saved by the grace of God and a quick thinking FA
@@floortap There's a "god"?! And angels who hold planes? What a strange world this is!
@@chikkipop reddit is down the hall and to the left
@@soooslaaal8204 Hmmm..... must be a place for rational people. Thanks! I'll check it out! 🤓
Shocking! The pilot was either suicidal or flying under the influence…or both. Well done, TFC!
agree that this was suicidal
This should be tantamount to attempted murder and jail time for the captain. This was not something you can dismiss as doing their job poorly. This was willful and could have cost dozens of lives. I hope that POS is rotting somewhere.
I 100% agree with you. I can't believe this incident doesn't have greater media coverage and the identity of this lunatic captain who's actions almost resulted in the death of everyone onboard hasn't been revealed. This stinks of a coverup, and it's a serious threat to safety. It makes me shudder to think that this captain may to this day STILL be flying planes somewhere in the world.
Or maybe attempted murder/suicide. Intentionally crashing a plane you are on is suicide.
but it didn't
@@ant2312 because there's no justice in a Muslim country, that's it
It's crazy, police put people's lives in danger all the time, innocent people, and don't get anything like what you describe. It's crazy how our institutions protect those who have the power to harm us.
This has all the hallmarks of an intentional murder-suicide attempt by the captain.
Are we sure this wasn’t attempted murder? Turning off warnings, briefing a new pilot to ignore basic safety limits, reinstating the excessive decent, pushing the column forward even after hitting the water, and lying all feels a bit suspicious. Was he attempting that earlier but chickened out but tried again by setting up the F/O?
Definitely sus!
110% attempted murder! I think pilots suffering with sucidal thoughts or any mental illnesses that can lead them to doing crazy shit like that should be forced to retire, fired, or arrested depending on the severity. People like him should never be able to fly in the sky ever AGAIN
Some people have a death wish, unfortunately in this case he wanted to extend it to 50 other people. Thank God for the First Officer.
Morocco is a beautiful, wild, strange place. The people there are extremely carefree, never seen anything like it anywhere else. Latin America has a sort of carefree reputation as well, but Moroccans take that to a whole new level.
My guess is that is comes from the idea of fate, or God's will, that we have very little control over anything, so there is no reason to worry or be proactive.
@@hansblitz7770 still you should overcome this with a reliable safety training. His behavior was unbelievable
@@hansblitz7770 Morocco will never be a world power because it is run by people such at the airline captain.
The following took place according to "Hespress" A Moroccan newspaper, I personally believe due to extreme corruption, the first officer was suspended for one year while the pilot resigned few months later with complete pension, the first officer was also fired later. (Obviously I can read Arabic)
As the fate of the captain is unknown, I would advise Nobody to fly on this airline.
It’s the only Moroccan airline available and certainly the most popular one, this was only an isolated incident
@@bellic921 Even more reason to avoid these airlines.
@@annemary9680 Royal Air Maroc only reported one crash in all of its history since 1957, which was a pilot suicide, it’s probably safer than most other airlines in the world. Besides, people wanting to fly in Morocco don’t have many other choices, because it’s the cheapest and the most comfortable airline in most cases
@@bellic921 The fact that we don't know who the captain is, means he could still be flying with the airline witch means it isn't isolated
@@Morpheen999 doesn't mean he will do it again though
Imagine having an impact over 3 Gs and saying "must have been a bird"
Wouldn't there be water in the fuselage as well?
@@vickiweber4718 That and 50+ people testifying they definitely hit the water
It was just some bees. Let it go man.
the bird must be floating in water 😂😂
@@sameerbhol5950 Ducks!
That captain takes scud running to a whole new level
Here’s a new term in his honor: scum running.
58 innocent passengers nearly died because of that captain's incompetence and arrogance.
I hope he got sent to jail for endangering so many lives.
How in this day and age could the captain's name and fate be "unknown?"
How hard have people looked?
It’s been hidden by morroco that’s why, and if he hasn’t been fired or even punished there’s no way to identify him.
This plane is the damn tank! Hitting water twice and remaining in one piece!
Captain's actions - I just don't believe it!
They were lucky that the sea was calm. Even slight waves would have torn through the fuselage.
@@aadixum true. But even calm sea is known to rip planes apart. Especially when the plane touches with a slight bank angle. This indeed is a miracle that this... Ghe-m... Pilot... Didn't kill everyone.
@@ferzzfilinn probably also the small weight of the plane helped to not break apart
FO saved the day.
The captain received a penalty and was removed as a pilot for RAM.
In the aftermath of the accident, Royal Air Maroc Express also made a number of changes to ensure professionalism among its pilots and prevent a recurrence. In addition to wide-ranging new training on stabilized approaches and threat and error management, they also added a seal to the EGPWS switch on each of their aircraft which must be broken in order to move it. Daily checks of the seal were introduced to catch anyone who was habitually turning the system off.
Hats off to the FO. Respect given
What sort of penalty did the captain receive? Imprisonment, surely?
@@ForGodAndTheEmpire nah they probably just fired him at best. I'm Moroccan, I just looked if there was anything in the news, nothing, it was all done in secrecy.
Ty for info
Have any passengers ever spoken out about it?
You'd think that this is not the first time that the captain has flown recklessly.
The captain is so incompetent and I hope that the airline fired him and he was charged by the authorities for risking the passengers and crew’s life. The captain is a bloody disgrace!
He doesn't deserve to be called a captain. I even wonder if he was deliberately trying to sabotage the landing.
@@Romulan2469 Doubt. If he was, he would've backed off after the second water strike. I think he was just a pathological liar, reckless, and maybe over estimated his flying capabilities.
He was fired same day
I like to believe that the captain rightfully got his butt kicked after this
It was when the captain decided to keep pushing the nose down after hitting the water the first time that I really lost it. Just because he had a deathwish doesn't mean he gets to take anyone else with him.
Sounds to me like the Captain was hitting the old bong prior to getting into the cockpit. Awesome video as usual!
He’s Moroccan therefore North African therefore middle eastern therefore a terrorist so that’s his intentions
The captain wasn't simply negligent, he actively tried to kill 59 other people, multiple times.
I hope that F/O is okay, and continues to fly today. As for the captain, I hope his license was revoked, and he was prosecuted.
Also could you do a video covering Japanese Airlines Flight 123?
To be fair there is plenty of videos on CZcams covering that incident
@@griffin5184 TFC is the best though to be fair lol
@@13ritneyanne fair point 😅
@@griffin5184 I can't even watch other flight channels after discovering this one. Compared to his research and editing skills the other channels just don't make the cut IMO 😂
I couldn't tell you how many times I said "Oh Hell no!" while watching this. I was hoping you'd say, "The captain was fired."
More like "the captain is in prison"
@@martyreking5487My immediate thoughts also.
I was hoping it'd be something like "the captain was charged with criminal negligence and reckless endangerment"
Yes he was !
This is one of the most ridiculous incidents of pilot misconduct ever. Absolutely unbelievable. What was he doing?? I mean, how could you possibly do all that if you don't have M-word-S-word in mind?
No, no, no...this captain needs to be held accountable.
Funny the way you written this, but on a serious note, your right.
Probably wasn't. Nepotism is hell of a drug
Glad you brought back the music. It adds to the video. Those passengers had guardian angels with them on that fateful day 🙏🏻🙏🏻
The award goes to the aircraft who saves pessangers injured herself regardless of what pilots did, trying to sink it
How is this anything except a mass murder/suicide attempt by the pilot? To hold nose down after striking water?
I would consider 1800 ft/min descend rate at 200 ft suicide as well.
Love this channel. The dedication and beautiful work. Thank you
Flash. Last we heard from those two they were heading on camel from Marrakesh to probably Fez, after having disabled their ground GPS…and currently navigating using the stars.
I also love this channel! The reenactments are precise and educational. I’m super excited when I get a notification of new content. TY for sharing 😊
TY?
@@K1OIK TY = Thank You 😊
@@sugarunique What did you do with the time you saved not typing hank ou ?
@@K1OIK Classic Burt. What a plonker.
i swear the captain was trying to kill everyone on board
Absolutely shocking not once but twice, hope that captain in question is in prison right now!
This is a culture that doesn't really take into account negligence.
Either you did it on purpose, or it was God's will.
@@hansblitz7770 Even if you did it on purpose it was still god's will. Muslims are crazy.
Fresh music, better visuals, bolder font, improved language. Very nice update
Based on the details presented in this video, it sounds like F/O should get a badge of honor and the captain put behind bars.
Sanest Pilot in morocco
Morocco? Oh no wonder he’s a terrorist
The first officer saved the day. Can't believe this captain had 13000 flying hours. He's not fit to fly.
The plane also didn't disintegrate inspite of the strong impact with the sea..
I am sure the captain was fired after his careless actions, hope the first officer not because even late saved everyone.
If I was the F/O I would've punched the captain so many times after landing until he passed out.
thank you for yet another great video!
The captain was fired from Royal Maroc and got a job piloting container ships through the Suez Canal, probably.
Thank you for making these brilliant and interesting video's.
Nimrod actually continued nosing down after hitting water once...I hope he was arrested and jailed...
And the captain finished it all off with lying about a bird strike to save his own ass. Totally despicable.
You know your captain is a clown when he tells you he is "checking speed and WATER". xDD
This is insane. I don’t think I’ve come across an accident quite so unbelievable with a pilot so stupid & carelessly negligent . ..
Putting the airplane at 1800 sink rate at 200 feet after the first bounce off and pushing down on the column is diffinitely a suicidal act. The first officer was able to know what the captain was up to. It seems like the first two legs of the flight was preparing the first officer to accept to allow the airplane to be too close to the water so that the captain can quickly crash it. First officer saved it.
the fact that he was demoted from flying 737's to ATR-72's should of been an obvious sign that the pilot had problems.
Not one that I expected, but great video as usual!
Truly unbelievable. Kudos to the first officer for preventing a terrible outcome.
The pilot not flying: "I'm monitoring the water for you" 🤣
I'm speechless. Bouncing an aeroplane off the water, twice.
Id sue his arse for PTSD
Aeroplane? 😂
@@flyguyry1 maybe its spelled that way in europen?
@@flyguyry1 I'm 😂 laughing.
Hey TheFlightChannel I just want to say real quick I love your videos, They all look amazing with scenery and graphics! Also, I wanted to know what flight simulator you play to make these videos, anyways I hope you keep uploading these types of videos Because I love them!
This is the first video I’ve seen covering a Moroccan plane! You should try to cover Royal Air Maroc flight 630, it was a very tragic crash due to the pilot wanting to commit suicide because he was in love with the first officer some have speculated
The captain was a complete menace to flying. I hope they threw his butt in jail. The passengers on that flight were lucky to be alive. At least the first officer managed to wrest control back in the nick of time. Better late than never. That's one airline I won't be flying.
That captain sounds like a suicidal cowboy. Thank goodness the f/o was ultimately able to limit the effects of his senior officer’s incompetence 🥵
Was this Captain actively trying to crash this plane? This was beyond incompetence.
Those passengers must have been terrified! I can only imagine their relief once they finally landed.
I wish we knew the fate of the Captain; he should be imprisoned. Such shocking behaviour from a professional who is entrusted with the lives of the passengers. Also, I wonder what the monetary amount of damage was done to the aircraft.
I had heart palpitations watching this.
He is no doubt now flying for some low-budget airlines in the USA.
What the F@CK was in this captain's mind.
He is completely insane!! 😮😮
and both of them counter pulling the nose up and down.... unbelievable
Pure arrogance.
This captain is an absolute menace.
This is why I pray 🙏🏽 to God every time I fly, you never know who is sitting in the pilot’s seat…….. beyond scary! Glad that their were no souls lost….
Seems like that captain had a death wish, i hope he was never allowed to fly again.
6:30 look at bro wit da backpack doin da Dr. Livesey walk! 🤣🤣🤣
That is sooo shocking!! Those are the luckiest 54 passengers ever!! Unbelievable! I hope the captain was fired, his license taken away. I hope the first officer wasn't. He basically saved them all, despite the captain. Thank you for a great presentation of an incredible flight!
It's like he was trying to kill all of them. Or having a psychotic break.
Pretty sure the captain got fired after that incident. Not only because of his actions, but also because he lied to the airline and possibly the investigators. As for the F/O, no one will ever know what happened with him…
For the FO, it’s probably just as well. The incident might effectively blacklist him from airlines, even though he was being influenced by the Captain, and fought to save the aircraft and lives onboard from his incompetence.
@@AviationJeremy In short, his career is ruined.
@@aadixum it would be if he were identified.
Picturing a fist fight between the FO and the captain.
Cool production as always, thanks. As for the captain's fate?... probably he got hired by Ryan Air...lol! Can't imagine what happened to the shy FO...
im guessing either the FO received a warning and strike and was sent to training to work on his CRM, or he was pardoned by the authorities and the airline.
This is incomprehensible. The captain needs to be locked up. It’s crazy how tough that plane is to be able to sustain hitting the sea that hard two different times and still be able to function.
This channel got the push to reach perfection. Love it. Also, is that X-Plane 12?
I believe it’s prepar 3d v5
@@Yukis.aviation probably now that i think gain
Captain was working toward his flying boat type certification. /s
As a Moroccan I truly hope he got prison time! I’ m ashamed of people like him. A disgrace. I once thought to take such a plane between cities, but now I won’t and I’ll advice anyone to not do it. My father always said that Royal Air Maroc had very good pilots, now I doubt this.
PS: I’ve watched many videos on TFC and this is the first time I see a Moroccan plane. Thanks for the vid!
Bird strike! Yeah right! Looking at the damage no way. I'm surprised the landing gear wasn't ripped off by those hits on the water. It's like the captain lost his mind or was trying to crash on purpose. This was more than a violation of operational procedures. Based on the actions, it was an attempt to crash the airplane into the sea. Didn't the first officer testify that he was trying to pull the plane up while the Captain was trying to force the plane down into the sea? No info if the captain was fired and charged with criminals negligence? Unbelievable. This also shows gross negligence on the investigators as well - apparently willing to not address the behavior of the captain. If Morocco didn't take proper action, they should be disciplined by whatever international world bodies that regular flying!
There's a time to hold back from saying something, and a time to talk, especially when people's lives are at risk. After the first near-miss crash, it wasn't the time for the F/O to hold back his tongue.
In a case like this, when a F/O is paired up to fly a plane with an incompetent Captain, after the first incident of almost crashing into the ocean, should the F/O have told someone there's no way he's going to fly again with the captain, or go on and take a chance and say nothing? Terrifying ordeal!
WTF?! Shouldn't there be international laws making it mandatory for such findings to be public?! How does Morocco "not name" the pilots and let their fate be "unknown"? How can people safely fly with this airline again? WTF?!?!
"Nah, Those 3g's? I wouldn't worry about them," said the arrogant captain to rookie f/o
Is it even possible to be THIS incompetent? It’s so mind boggling that there’s just no way that it wasn’t done on purpose. What on earth was he putting the nose down while hitting the water? A student pilot on day one wouldn’t even be that dumb. There’s literally only one explanation, and that’s that it had to be on purpose, no?… Hitting the water and then STILL keeping the nose pitch down, there’s just literally no possible explanation.
This pilot should have been criminally charged for willfully endangering the lives of his passengers, his pilot license revoked.
This is the most egregious pilot error story that I've heard. A number of flight channels have addressed it. Unreal.
None of this makes any sense. The captain should be evaluated for mental stability. This seems far more than not following basic flight rules.
At 100 ft elevation the captain decided to increase the automatic descent rate??? And after the plane hit the water, he was still fighting to keep the nose down??? This had to be an intentional, suicidal act.
For those of us that fly a lot, you just place your life in these people's hands - and you never when you are going to be in the hands of someone so incompetent. Really scary. Note to self: Don't fly RAM until he's in prison.
Man this one made me furious, he should be put in prison no doubt.
Good stuff
The Captain should be banned from flying for life, he was beyond reckless. The FO did what he could with a dangerous Captain and no doubt he saved the lives of everyone on that airplane.
should be fired and locked up. Was that captain drunk or what..pathetic and arrogant.
The captain was obviously suicidal and should be fired immediately and made to pay for the plane repairs. As for the F/O he needs more training.
The FO needs more training on how to deal with a madman who is your boss (on the flight)?
Every passenger should have been allowed to punch that captain in the face.
I don't know how to land a plane in zero visibility without ILS, but i do know not to descend into the ground, that's what the altitude indicator is for.
LOOOOL…. dude wtf he was trying to crash that plane. there’s no way you keep nose down AFTER striking the water unless you’re trying to crash.
What a good idea to switch off the EGPWS when going to an airport with a cloud ceiling of 600 feet (Sarcasm). Hope they threw the book at that so called Captain. Reckless, dangerous should never have been in such a responsible position.
A captain w an ego trip ? How strange to point down is he suicidal? Plus disengaged the safety features wow just wow hope he never flies again
I hope that Captain is in prison right now. That is rightly criminal!!!
Moral of the story: don't fly on third world airlines. Hope that captain got prison and fired.
a first officer with 1000 hours is better then a captain who deliberately slammed the plane into the water and turned off a vital part of the GPWS who has 13000 hours
The plane manufacturer had to be thanked for not disintegrating
My heart stopped when I saw the wheels narrowly avoid the water 💀
To add to this, how in the world did this man become a captain?!? I feel bad for the F/O getting terrible advice that horribly violates everything in aviation. I hope he gets a better instructor and becomes a great pilot.