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  • Find out why this Airbus A320 crashed after overrunning the runway in an attempt to land during a storm in Tegucigalpa, one of the most dangerous airports in the world.
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  • @theflightchannel
    @theflightchannel  Před 5 lety +1074

    New year, new icon. Do you like it? Let me know! 🎇

  • @betsy032785
    @betsy032785 Před 5 lety +901

    As a Salvadorean , the graphics are impeccable . The airport and the area surrounding is exactly how it actually is

    • @anamendoza6741
      @anamendoza6741 Před 5 lety +20

      as a Honduran, I agree!

    • @LG141602
      @LG141602 Před 5 lety +19

      Is a game simulator.

    • @roderickwilliams67
      @roderickwilliams67 Před 5 lety +6

      X plane 11

    • @SubPablum
      @SubPablum Před 5 lety +19

      I've wondered with how detailed they are if they were accurate at all. I'll take your word for it.

    • @cancelanime1507
      @cancelanime1507 Před 4 lety +24

      Msf 2020 will make this look like a joke! I can’t wait till he starts making these vids on msf 2020 it will look STUNNING!

  • @joelangley7974
    @joelangley7974 Před 5 lety +445

    I like the fact that you still are very respectful when making these video, thank you

    • @tarekbahsoun2755
      @tarekbahsoun2755 Před 5 lety +20

      Yeah i think the same.Even in news or TV they are not good as this Guy.

  • @anamendoza6741
    @anamendoza6741 Před 5 lety +612

    I was at the airport when the plane crashed, had just arrived in time for a flight. I was only eight years old but I remember it very vividly. I remember sitting inside and waiting for news to reach us of just what had gone wrong, when a lady came in, bleeding from a huge gash in her forehead. We later learned she was disoriented. She had fled the scene but was still in shock. The airport was never the same after this. Big planes don't land there, and most people avoid it, since the one in San Pedro Sula is far safer, making it the best choice in the country.

  • @alannairn6372
    @alannairn6372 Před 5 lety +529

    Whenever I hear that piano, I know someone is monumentally screwed.

    • @prismen5535
      @prismen5535 Před 4 lety +14

      underrated comment

    • @Talisayin
      @Talisayin Před 3 lety +15

      It’s really beautiful piano playing too

    • @renzo4296
      @renzo4296 Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah some reason the piano reminds me of impending doom, probably because I've seen so many of these that were disastrous and most played the piano.

    • @renzo4296
      @renzo4296 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah that airport shouldn't exist, just sounds like a disaster waiting to happen with an airport like that.

    • @jimmycline4778
      @jimmycline4778 Před 3 lety +1

      Not ever time, I waited at end after piano music, and he says Everyone Survived!! Most times not though!!

  • @flushthecatnip
    @flushthecatnip Před 5 lety +307

    I flew to Honduras in high school, and we were scheduled to land at this airport. We actually ended up diverting to San Pedro Sula after the pilot tried to land the plane, and now I see why.
    I had very little knowledge of planes back then but I remember the plane seeming like it was going WAY too fast to land, and the nose was pitched down further than it normally is.
    I had no idea this was one of the worst airports in the world, but having experienced it for myself, I believe it.
    Great video, the quality is excellent as always!

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 Před 5 lety +4

      @.HoneyLove.
      Fortunate that your pilots used great caution and made the right choice.
      It's hard to understand why the pilot insisted on landing even though he had an alternate plan that would have been much safer.

    • @flushthecatnip
      @flushthecatnip Před 5 lety +8

      @RedneckSpaceMan well thank you, I appreciate the compliment! 😁
      And yes, I'm definitely glad we diverted... going to Honduras was enough of a risk alone. But the flight we took into Honduras was NOTHING compared to the creaking rust-bucket of a plane we took to Roátan Island. It was a tiny plane, it could fit maybe 20-25 ppl and had no A/C in 100°+ weather. It was shaking and making some much noise I almost passed out from fright.

    • @flushthecatnip
      @flushthecatnip Před 5 lety +17

      @@watershed44 I often wonder if pilots are penalized or something if they have to go to another airport to land, because it seems like a lot of these pilots feel pressured to land the plane even in sketchy conditions...

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 Před 5 lety +2

      @.HoneyLove.
      I would think that as long as circumstances like dangerous weather conditions or plane issues merited that action they wouldn't be penalized that might even be against gov't regulations.

    • @flushthecatnip
      @flushthecatnip Před 5 lety +3

      @@watershed44 that's what I would think too, especially since everyone's safety is at risk when the conditions aren't right for landing.
      But the way these pilots almost seem pressured to land the plane the first time just makes me wonder.

  • @66lwmorgan
    @66lwmorgan Před 5 lety +1121

    Outstanding, the airport animations are great, couldn't get any better. Not only do you give detailed information with all the correct names etc you do a fantastic job of flying the aircraft itself. You understand how the aircraft works, you know how to program the FMC etc and you know how to fly. It takes all these skills to pull off a successful video like this and you do it perfectly, Thank you again for your time, hard work and for sharing.

    • @rederstreet
      @rederstreet Před 5 lety +4

      66lwmorgan
      I highly doubht he is able to fly an aircraft, not to speak about programming an FMC.

    • @ShawnTheDriver
      @ShawnTheDriver Před 5 lety +61

      @@rederstreet He meant 'and you know how to fly' as in the plane in the game, Captain Obvious.

    • @gwendolyncarter5668
      @gwendolyncarter5668 Před 5 lety +31

      Agreed - great research, great editing and graphic skills! Not to mention the great care you put into showing respect to those who have perished and those families left behind. Always tastefully done! PS- also love the choice in music, very sombre, compassionate and tactfully done!

    • @michanw8337
      @michanw8337 Před 5 lety +1

      66lwmorgan ofc some nerd got to write a damn book

    • @christinegufka8062
      @christinegufka8062 Před 5 lety +3

      I agree! So professionally done!

  • @TheChibiGingi
    @TheChibiGingi Před 5 lety +383

    Makes me wonder whose bright idea was it to build an airport there in the first place. RIP

    • @SpheroJr3289
      @SpheroJr3289 Před 4 lety +27

      ChibiGingi and not update its equipment

    • @anamendoza6741
      @anamendoza6741 Před 4 lety +50

      Sadly it's the capital of our country, and it wasn't built with any design in mind, just expanded as people moved in, so the place for an airport or its surroundings wasn't contemplated until the need arose to have one.

    • @rnash999
      @rnash999 Před 3 lety +27

      The airport was built for small propeller driven aircraft.

    • @TheChibiGingi
      @TheChibiGingi Před 3 lety +18

      @@rnash999 And later 'adapted' for larger planes when the industry grew? That makes sense...

    • @stevemacbr
      @stevemacbr Před 3 lety +33

      @@TheChibiGingi - I think it was sheer stupidity to utilise an airport built for light commercial flights (prop-planes) - and even permit large commercial jets to approach . - sheer madness !!!
      .
      With that hard left-bank into the runway,... it needed to be 400meters longer to cover all eventualities.

  • @straubzilla
    @straubzilla Před 3 lety +22

    I grew up in Central America, and we used to say that TACA stood for "Take A Chance Airlines"

    • @gingataisen
      @gingataisen Před 2 lety +4

      That doesn't work in Spanish, though. 😑

    • @Bryanscott88
      @Bryanscott88 Před 2 lety

      Well, I thought it was funny asf🤣

    • @wafikiri_
      @wafikiri_ Před 2 lety

      @@gingataisen It doesn't matter whether it doesn't work in Spanish. I know of several jokes that only work in Spanish but whose contents is English; for example, one is a pun between the hillbilly-like Spanish question "¿ónde vas?" (for "¿dónde vas?," meaning "where are you going?") and the English question "on the bus?" which sounds pretty close the same.

    • @gingataisen
      @gingataisen Před 2 lety

      @@wafikiri_ This is a bit more out of reach for a native Central American. You wouldn't get too far with this joke in spanish.

    • @wafikiri_
      @wafikiri_ Před 2 lety

      @@gingataisen Well, I haven't told the joke itself, which is a bit long, just the core of it as an example. I told it twenty years ago to someone who lived in Arizona and she laughed a lot, and was much intrigued that Spaniards could have such Spanish-English jokes.

  • @effemess
    @effemess Před 5 lety +581

    A beautiful but sad video, as a retired pilot myself, this approach would scare the sh..t out of me!

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Před 5 lety +22

      so tell me amigo...seen a UFO before?

    • @hshs5756
      @hshs5756 Před 5 lety +24

      As a pilot, what do you think of an automatic barricade of the type used for emergency traps on an aircraft carrier, scaled up in size and strength for airliners, that pops up to stop a landing aircraft whose speed at a certain point on the runway indicates an overrun will occur?

    • @davida1610
      @davida1610 Před 5 lety +25

      @@hshs5756 In the spirit of your suggestion, take a look at the EMAS arrestor system here. Just saved a Passenger Jet at Burbank Intl last month, btw:
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_materials_arrestor_system
      Quicksand for Unauthorized Runway Excursions !

    • @DarkAngel-dc3te
      @DarkAngel-dc3te Před 5 lety +10

      Hs Hs that is not possible at least for now.. imagine try to stop an a380 full of passenger and cargo, that would take a very large and strong barricade or net with very large surface area to stop it safely without having anyone injured and they would need to redesign the airport runway just to install that barricade

    • @davesmith5656
      @davesmith5656 Před 5 lety +13

      efferness - Never take chances. If not sure, don't. If sure, do.

  • @ghdjshsjsjz3534
    @ghdjshsjsjz3534 Před 5 lety +186

    When the plane landed hurray!! But when it didn't stop my heart stopped... OH no no no

    • @camilab1121
      @camilab1121 Před 4 lety +8

      Ghdjs Hsjsjz and that’s why no one should clap when the plane lands! Just because it’s touched the ground doesn’t mean you’re safe 😩

    • @howard5992
      @howard5992 Před 3 lety +4

      TBH, it could have been worse.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 Před 3 lety

      @@camilab1121 Even parking doesn't assure complete immunity from risks.
      czcams.com/video/7O4kcMmxeSA/video.html

    • @grahamstevenson1740
      @grahamstevenson1740 Před 3 lety +1

      Memories of that Air France A340 landing at Pearson airport, Toronto, also in wet conditions on less than their longest runway. No deaths or even serious injuries IIRC that time thankfully. That would make an excellent video too.

  • @theresalangille6831
    @theresalangille6831 Před 4 lety +143

    9:51.... the second you think you should land someplace else, is exactly when you should fly someplace else. There are two things that are almost always right. Woman's intuition and a man's gut instinct. Almost never wrong.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 Před 3 lety

      Assuming those two didn't waste time arguing about it, listened each other, and made resolutions.

    • @GrrMeister
      @GrrMeister Před 3 lety

      *That's why I got 12 Children and 42 Grandchildren - Birthdays are are a Nightmare !*

    • @grahamstevenson1740
      @grahamstevenson1740 Před 3 lety

      So true and yet so often they get it wrong. Doubt is a very useful friend.

  • @djb6496
    @djb6496 Před 3 lety +207

    "Dangerous airports" should not be a thing.

    • @Systenize
      @Systenize Před 2 lety +2

      Exactly

    • @7ebr830
      @7ebr830 Před 2 lety +7

      One of the most common sense things anyone has ever said on the Internet. 👏

    • @diegocastillotwo
      @diegocastillotwo Před rokem +3

      in some cities like tegucigalpa it’s unavoidable

    • @maudessen573
      @maudessen573 Před rokem +3

      @@diegocastillotwo The same is true of Paro International Airport in Bhutan. It is located in the only valley in the country that is capable of having a long enough runway. I flew there in 2008, just four years after Druk Air got their first Airbus. The final approach through the Himalayan valley is very low, and requires turning around a mountain. The pilot has a very short time to line up, and the runway starts at the bend of the river. At that time, the pilots were all Swiss, with Bhutanese first officers, and they had an impeccable safety record. We were warned that there was a significant chance we would be canceled and rescheduled on account of weather, but that didn’t happen and our flight was uneventful. It’s a small but beautiful airport.

    • @TheKaidynB
      @TheKaidynB Před rokem

      Except St. Maarten. I want to keep that one

  • @nickdegroot2445
    @nickdegroot2445 Před 5 lety +557

    What the hell, with such an approach and short runway you just want people to die especially with such a steep embankment right after the end... they should keep the Aiport authorities responsible for this...

    • @Goatgob
      @Goatgob Před 5 lety +7

      Yeah

    • @johntechwriter
      @johntechwriter Před 5 lety +69

      I agree, this airport is a death trap, even more the most advanced passenger jets. I'm not in the aviation business, but surely there is an international agency that can ban this airport from use for commercial aviation?

    • @arturo468
      @arturo468 Před 5 lety +13

      This was caused by pilot error, plain and simple. It has nothing to do with the airport.

    • @OscarSolis31
      @OscarSolis31 Před 5 lety +17

      John Richards Pilot error was the cause of the accident, it is a difficult airport to land on and tailwinds where out of the maximum for the aircraft, the captain should have reconsidered his approach

    • @anamendoza6741
      @anamendoza6741 Před 5 lety +41

      I'm Honduran and I agree. Most flights avoid this airport, and most hondurans do too.

  • @RobertNixAlternativeArtist
    @RobertNixAlternativeArtist Před 5 lety +541

    The captain should have gone with his instincts and landed at that other airport.

    • @johnmehaffey9953
      @johnmehaffey9953 Před 4 lety +37

      ROBERT NIX Alternative Rock/Pop Artist I wholeheartedly agree with you, one should never disregard your instinct you have them for a reason use them, I always tell my wife and children what does their instincts tell them to do? then act on your instinct

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Před 4 lety +15

      I think what was meant there, was that the captain was considering the other airport if they missed their 2nd approach.

    • @hehhehhuhhuh7014
      @hehhehhuhhuh7014 Před 4 lety +7

      @@DoubleMonoLR He shouldn't have tried even once....MUCH less a 2nd time.

    • @hehhehhuhhuh7014
      @hehhehhuhhuh7014 Před 4 lety +15

      @Gary Dodgson Big mistake. If I were the captain, knowing that airport's history, and how much harder it is to land there during a rainstorm, the weight limits for a plane to land there, etc., I would have scrapped the first landing and landed at the other airport.

    • @geoffreywoodyear1585
      @geoffreywoodyear1585 Před 4 lety +5

      @ A frustrated Gamer I think that is the most sensible thing to do I.e. reclassify the airport as it was deemed very challenging if not dangerous.

  • @derek-press
    @derek-press Před 5 lety +161

    Tegucigalpa is now off my bucket list

    • @jackson.denzler.
      @jackson.denzler. Před 5 lety +19

      zghvbn1 it’s the murder capital of the world should have never been on your bucket list

    • @michaelreedx6823
      @michaelreedx6823 Před 4 lety +6

      Well you could leave it on just put it at the Bottom ?

    • @cadenwatson2942
      @cadenwatson2942 Před 4 lety

      I've been there many times, the approach is bad but if you're really careful and vigilant it's possible to land there.

    • @ancientdragon6206
      @ancientdragon6206 Před 4 lety +8

      @@jackson.denzler. actually it isn't the murder capital of the world, that was San Pedro sula and even that isn't the murder capital anymore, right now it's a tie between a place in Venezuela and Jalisco mexico.

    • @johnnyberetta9533
      @johnnyberetta9533 Před 4 lety

      Aww, c'mon, flying in there would by fun and exciting...kinda like the carnival roller coaster...

  • @jimmie200
    @jimmie200 Před 5 lety +219

    What an incredibly stupid place for an airport.

    • @rocioaguilera3613
      @rocioaguilera3613 Před 4 lety +17

      And you haven't seen Mexico City's, my hometown. Surrounded by mountains too and in a residencial area

    • @atuldpatil
      @atuldpatil Před 3 lety +19

      There is one in Nepal. Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Seriously, I just don't understand why the hell people make their lives complicated unnecessarily. Just close these shitty places, rebuild them down there in safer zones and provide buses and taxis for them who need it to go up there in hills, Godddamit.

    • @capsikseason
      @capsikseason Před 3 lety +10

      @@atuldpatil all they care about is money it’s gonna cost them more

    • @annoyboyPictures
      @annoyboyPictures Před 3 lety +2

      @Atix Zyft I had a feeling this was the case. Its the fault of those Idiots who build their houses next to Airports who take most of the blame.

    • @annoyboyPictures
      @annoyboyPictures Před 3 lety +13

      *** What an incredibly stupid place for an airport. ***
      No, its more like ... What an incredibly Stupid Place for people to build their Houses around (the Airport was there first).

  • @ScoutMorganGaming
    @ScoutMorganGaming Před 5 lety +144

    23 seconds in and I have to say the way you edit this is truly captivating and emotional. Sensational work!

  • @mkhaliphimnguni4001
    @mkhaliphimnguni4001 Před 5 lety +72

    need to sleep but I can't. these videos are too addictive😁😁

  • @paulsolaman4729
    @paulsolaman4729 Před 5 lety +720

    This airport is a death trap

    • @MK_90X
      @MK_90X Před 5 lety +94

      They should take only small planes

    • @jasonzgaming4983
      @jasonzgaming4983 Před 5 lety +10

      Exatly

    • @chriswalker143
      @chriswalker143 Před 5 lety +14

      M K I think it’s changing to that not sure but ik there intending to build a new international airport close to there

    • @martianshoes
      @martianshoes Před 5 lety +27

      I guess an international committee should strip the UN of some of their parking ticket money and buy that airport some updated approach gear and better radar, you think??

    • @iamfast5968
      @iamfast5968 Před 5 lety +7

      R.I.P I agree

  • @sobaanahmad9222
    @sobaanahmad9222 Před 5 lety +251

    You have no idea how patiently we wait for these videos! Keep up the hard work!

  • @RONWOLPA
    @RONWOLPA Před 5 lety +12

    During 1990s and 2000s I flew a lot through Central America and I can say I had my moments. Landing at Tocontín always worried me a lot. In 2007 the hillside just before the threshold was bulldozed , it improved a lot the landing on runway 02. Thank you and keep posting more videos.

  • @alinaarif4203
    @alinaarif4203 Před 3 lety +16

    Mad respect for the Captain who tried his best till end and yet lost his precious life

  • @ernestkovach3305
    @ernestkovach3305 Před 4 lety +9

    "However the Plane was not slowing down." Ugh! My heart sank at that moment. Look , before any changes were made to this airport after the crash I had flown into and out of that airport 4 times. Already, as a mere passenger , word was given to me that this was one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Mountains, short runway, weather conditions often iffy, etc. NONE of those 4 instances I experienced went totally smoothly and I always felt grateful once I was rid of the tension involved in having to go into or out of that particular Honduras airport!

  • @n7565j
    @n7565j Před 5 lety +174

    You gave the "Official" reasons for this accident but you missed one... Pressure from the airlines!!! These pilots are under a tremendous amount of pressure to get to their destination on time using the absolute least amount of fuel possible!!! Not saying it's the airlines fault mind you, just saying that these folks are under a lot of pressure... Excellent video sir, always appreciate how much effort you put into these videos!!! Thank you :-)

    • @MrMattumbo
      @MrMattumbo Před 4 lety +8

      Yeah I was wondering why they would even plan the route like this. Even in perfect conditions the plane was barely within limits and the airline must've known this, why would they tempt fate having heavy airplanes make a stop at that airport before flying to Miami? Especially when there's a safer airport close enough to still service Honduran passengers.

    • @peterwatson1094
      @peterwatson1094 Před 3 lety +4

      Absolutely agree. An accident is never down to only one reason. This runway is too short for an A320. So why plan to go there at max weight? Then add in wet runway and tailwind. Yes, the captain is ultimately to blame, but he is just the last link in a long chain of events that put him in this position. 😡😡😡

    • @123fockewolf
      @123fockewolf Před 3 lety +6

      As a commercial pilot working for a big Irish company I have never ever felt the pressure related to Fuel or destination! saving 450 dollars of fuel is not worth anybodies safety. It is different down in south america but then still Iwould rather lose my job and do the right thing than that! Dont forget that!

    • @scottfranco1962
      @scottfranco1962 Před 3 lety +1

      True that. A pilot landing at an alternate airport can expect a real chewing out from the airline managers.

    • @annoyboyPictures
      @annoyboyPictures Před 3 lety +3

      I heard there is an Indian Airline operating today that forces its Pilots to Land with the Maximum Flaps (shortest landing possible) to save about 10 Kilos of Fuel per Landing... That's just a Tragedy waiting to Happen.

  • @BigDaddy_MRI
    @BigDaddy_MRI Před 5 lety +67

    I am pretty sure we all know what a difficult task it is to be PIC of a CZcams channel.
    Thank you for all your hard work. Thank you for finding out the underlying reason for a crash and explaining it so very well!!
    This channel is incredible.
    So, be safe flying this channel, make sure you keep an eye on the weather, and never be afraid to go around several times.
    Best Regards!!

    • @bawbag945
      @bawbag945 Před 2 lety

      You can only go around twice,if you miss the 3rd attempt you have to go to your “alternate” airport

  • @01Yiyi
    @01Yiyi Před 4 lety +1

    Adding the actual ATC and FO conversations written and translated added surreal realism into this video. I've binged watched a lot of your videos, but this one was especially emotional after hearing their joyful conversations :( well done.

  • @dakerbal
    @dakerbal Před 3 lety +9

    Once they landed I was like "yay they made it"
    then...

  • @GiftsbyChosen
    @GiftsbyChosen Před 5 lety +43

    I remember this accident as well because my ex was stationed in Honduras at the time. He said he hated having to fly there!! He said that there's an X on the runway where the plane has to touch down directly on it, or they have to go around. He said it's no longer than the average sideway/block. It's sad because the pilots felt that it wasn't going to work 😔😔
    Now onto you TFC..... The added bonus just increased my love for this channel 👏👏👏👏

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK Před 3 lety

      tfc?

    • @GiftsbyChosen
      @GiftsbyChosen Před 3 lety +1

      @@K1OIK The Flight Channel

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK Před 3 lety

      @@GiftsbyChosen So why not actually say, "The Flight Channel
      ?"
      REPLY

    • @GiftsbyChosen
      @GiftsbyChosen Před 3 lety +2

      @@K1OIK Because it's his logo/brand and also what thousand of us fans refer to this channel as TFC. Sometimes we do, and sometimes we don't🤷🤷

  • @ladysylvanas428
    @ladysylvanas428 Před 5 lety +79

    These are always so well made! I don't think the people who dislike these videos take in consideration, or think about the time and effort put in to these videos.

    • @vlz.matthew
      @vlz.matthew Před 3 lety +3

      I agree, the graphics are impeccable and everything is very well explained

    • @TranAvia_Tranex
      @TranAvia_Tranex Před 2 lety +1

      true

  • @robbiebunge859
    @robbiebunge859 Před 5 lety +10

    I love the extras such as the sounds of passengers boarding. You're very impressive.

  • @fastasali5498
    @fastasali5498 Před 5 lety +24

    Maybe they should’ve thought about building a proper airport in a more suitable location so people are not at such a high risk of dying, Every time they land or take off from that airport.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 Před 3 lety

      Which is constructed first, though: airport or city? You have a point if it is the latter. If it is the former, who had the bright idea of allowing such development at such close proximity?

  • @standos
    @standos Před 5 lety +332

    TheFlightChannel: **Posts his new icon**
    Me: Neat!
    TheFlightChannel: **Uploads a video**
    Me: *HELL YEAH*

  • @swizvel
    @swizvel Před 5 lety +247

    i will never dislike this guy
    Edit:holy likesXD thanks so much guys!!

  •  Před 4 lety +1

    Watching this again (now I have Tegucigalpa on my airport black-list) I cannot by thank TheFlightChannel for the detailed aftermath you always provide us with. I am chiefly interested in "why could this happen?" and you always deliver. Even updating your clips when new data comes around. I commend you for your exactitude!!!

  • @HFamilyDad
    @HFamilyDad Před 5 lety +4

    I like your sound editing on this, switching from apron to in cabin etc. Smart!

  • @stanislavkostarnov2157
    @stanislavkostarnov2157 Před 5 lety +13

    as always, you are an artist of the senses, yet, factually, a journalist in your hand.
    the way and the measure with which you make these videos is quite amazing... keep up the good work!!!!
    (&, while its still the season, a happy new year to yourself and everyone)

  • @sbarz106
    @sbarz106 Před 5 lety +37

    Its friday, a new video just came out. Before watching it i like because i know its quality content. Thank you for this awesome work

  • @cjjlmorris
    @cjjlmorris Před 5 lety +2

    I have become a devotee of your channel 😆 You do an amazingly professional view and telling of these Airplane events. And your understanding of the human factor regarding the Airline professionals as well as the passengers is compassionate, and without adding a lurid aspect.. Thank YOU again for your efforts in the telling of this challenging area in both the technical and the humanity points.

  • @bobgreene2892
    @bobgreene2892 Před 5 lety +1

    Once again, a commendation to you for having provided a concise summary of the full official review of the crash. Essentially, the aircraft was overweight, and attempted landing with a wet runway, pushed by a tailwind twice the allowable speed, and a forced landing past the first taxiway entrance. It is simply amazing more people were not killed. That the pilot forced a landing under these conditions-- though he considered a San Pedro alternate-- is a measure of how much pressure pilots face to perform normal operations under abnormal conditions.

  • @grommy1234
    @grommy1234 Před 5 lety +40

    Nicely and slickly produced video. In 1976, I flew a TACA 737 from San Jose, Costa Rica to New Orleans via "The Goose" and Belize as a passenger. I remember looking out the window as we made the approach and looking *up* at hill tops as we flew by. The landing was a little noisy as every possible breaking facility was used. But where things got a little more interesting was during the take off. As the 737 was climbing out, I heard a bang and felt a bump throughout the aircraft. Thereafter, a most nauseating smell filled the cabin. A Boeing tech was in the seat in front of me. He turned around and said "Damn buzzard! They get sucked in two or three times a month. Don't worry. This plane can take it!" I felt reassured, but still hated the smell. So watch out for the buzzards of Tegucigalpa!

    • @aleczavala5010
      @aleczavala5010 Před 5 lety +2

      grommy1234 Oh man I’m gagging just trying to imagine that smell! How long was the flight?

    • @johntechwriter
      @johntechwriter Před 5 lety +2

      You can't make this stuff up!

    • @mikhailinozemtsev6858
      @mikhailinozemtsev6858 Před 5 lety +1

      Jeez.

    • @jumbledsiren8190
      @jumbledsiren8190 Před 5 lety +1

      @grommy1234 wow mn your name is near to my name i am gamer1234 and you are grommy1234

    • @tomat6362
      @tomat6362 Před 5 lety +3

      But if you could it might be titled "The Buzzards of Tegucigalpa", a cheap airport gift shop paperback, chuckle!

  • @karenhoward6712
    @karenhoward6712 Před 5 lety +13

    TFC produces THE best videos! Superb and respectful!

  •  Před 5 lety +8

    Thank you, Your production is unique. I can imagine it takes a lot of time to investigate and create. Weldon...Congrats..

  • @kohedunn
    @kohedunn Před 5 lety +65

    A damn tragedy.... I would avoid this airport indefinitely …..

  • @vivekjha5045
    @vivekjha5045 Před 5 lety +6

    Super start for 2019.
    Seems almost real. Even u focused on small details like passengers boarding the aircraft. Hats off to your skills. 👍🏻

  • @reynahemas7709
    @reynahemas7709 Před 5 lety +12

    Thank you for making such a nice video! Keep it up! 💕💕 always love your content

  • @nw6070
    @nw6070 Před 4 lety +6

    imagine you are flying and you hear that piano music coming on in the cabin. i would be utterly terrified

  • @heyidiot
    @heyidiot Před 4 lety +12

    "Where are you flying to?"
    "Tegucigalpa."
    "Gesundheit."

  • @jamesyoungblood555
    @jamesyoungblood555 Před 5 lety +12

    Thank you so much for your dedication in making these videos. Prayers to all the love ones that died. Shalom

  • @OVERSPEED
    @OVERSPEED Před 5 lety +28

    That approach was a nightmare, just saying...

  • @NotesFromPittsburgh
    @NotesFromPittsburgh Před 5 lety

    Thank you for the care and attention to detail you exhibit in making this and all of your other videos.

  • @Tez73
    @Tez73 Před 4 lety

    This is by a long way the best channel on YT . Thank you TFC for showing all

  • @heliostransport515
    @heliostransport515 Před 5 lety +10

    This made me feel bad for the people who might have died in this Crash.
    😢😭

  • @robertxing8565
    @robertxing8565 Před 5 lety +4

    Another great vid by tfc! Bravo!😉

  • @yolinewearth3502
    @yolinewearth3502 Před 5 lety +24

    That is not a landing strip, that is looks a basketball court :(

  • @WesMordine
    @WesMordine Před 3 lety +7

    As of today, that airport is flooded. Maybe they should consider abandoning that death trap. 😭

  • @stuttgarter_oepnv
    @stuttgarter_oepnv Před 5 lety +5

    You make awesome videos. You're the best CZcams channel who makes plane disaster in a flight simulator with good quality. You deserve my respect. #TheFlightChannel

  • @cookiebiscuit5124
    @cookiebiscuit5124 Před 5 lety +26

    Imagine when you think you are in dangerous, then you're okay but suddenly you're not. 😭

  • @FriendlyMarmot
    @FriendlyMarmot Před 5 lety

    As a flight simmer myself, I'm impressed with the technical aptitude and piloting chops it took to make this video. Your landing was good and made made me wonder, if they did it that well, where could they have gone wrong? Only the aircraft weight and weather make me believe it.
    Descansa en paz, capitán, pasajeros y automovilistas en tierra. Sentimos tu pérdida y te extrañamos.

  • @Birdbike719
    @Birdbike719 Před 5 lety +2

    the Tegus airport...where pilots literally had to drop down out of the mountains, a hard turn, and onto the runway. Flew in there in 1990 on Take A Chance Airlines (TACA). Thats what they called it before this crash! Grateful we made it with no issues.

  • @82luft49
    @82luft49 Před 5 lety +3

    This one left my heart in my mouth. Keep these outstanding videos coming.

  • @angelawilliams4239
    @angelawilliams4239 Před 3 lety +9

    I’m Australian. Years ago, when I was young and single and thought I was invincible, I did some dangerous things. One of them included landing at this airport, safely obviously. I can remember thinking how beautiful the mountains were,etc……..never entered my head to think of any danger.

  • @pault8470
    @pault8470 Před 5 lety +2

    How does it take you to make these videos as they are truly amazing. The graphics are unbelievable !
    R.I.P
    To those who sadly passed away x

  • @cynthiaholland13
    @cynthiaholland13 Před 4 lety

    This video quality is astounding!! Your impeccable work really honors those who lost their lives. You make us feel their tragedy and they are not forgotten.

  • @CSAGFleetz
    @CSAGFleetz Před 5 lety +12

    Fridays are the best! Not only because the weekend but also a new video by TheFlightChannel!

  • @redone729
    @redone729 Před 4 lety +32

    I was almost ready to fly again, until I found this channel!

    • @scottfranco1962
      @scottfranco1962 Před 3 lety +3

      You face far more danger on the freeways every day than in airline flight.

    • @redone729
      @redone729 Před 3 lety

      @@scottfranco1962
      It might be logical for you, but for me it's non logical fear and I don't think that planes are not safe. But my brain can't handle the fact that I am at 38000 ft in a box

    • @scottfranco1962
      @scottfranco1962 Před 3 lety +2

      @@redone729 As long as you realize that it is irrational. I face this every day being a light airplane pilot. People think I am a crazy daredevil for flying a light airplane, and yet they think nothing about driving 70 miles an hour only a yard (meter) or two away from other cars at the same speed in the opposite direction (for those good at math, its 140 mph closing speed).
      Are light aircraft dangerous? Studying the statistics, their are far fewer accidents per mile in light aircraft, but those accidents tend to be more deadly. Impacts with the ground are not forgiving. However, any reading of statistics also show that the accident rate is mostly up to the pilot: he/she can be safe, or not safe, depending on those few inches of matter between the ears. Even impacting the ground is a highly survivable event. Light airplanes can slow down to freeway speeds (60mph), which is a very survivable crash speed, even if hitting objects on the ground (in fact, even less injuries would result if aircraft followed the same crash survivability standards as cars, with airbags and body parts designed to crush and save the occupants).

    • @annoyboyPictures
      @annoyboyPictures Před 3 lety +4

      Hamzeh Sabbagh - there are over 36 MILLION commercial Flights a year (3 Million a Month!) and in the past 70 years of Modern Aviation, only a few thousand Crashes. You are more likely to be struck by Lighting than to die in a Plane Crash.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 Před 3 lety

      You could either attend a course that address pteromerhanophobia, or watch video from pilot CZcamsrs. The words of a pilot might be more assuring for you. Here is one example:
      czcams.com/channels/88tlMjiS7kf8uhPWyBTn_A.htmlfeatured

  • @anavictoriaher
    @anavictoriaher Před 5 lety

    Great video! every time you get even better, thank you for continuously making the effort to create new videos.

  • @noelreilly8860
    @noelreilly8860 Před 4 lety

    Graphics, absolutely brilliant and so accurate. Excellent quality. What a channel. 👏

  • @lovellacanen5354
    @lovellacanen5354 Před 5 lety +19

    Nice video with some realistic graphics. Lucky to see this new one so early. #EarlySquad Who's here?
    Edit: whoops, wrong spelling

  • @AnandaprHD
    @AnandaprHD Před 5 lety +5

    I very liked your video every videos uploaded.Thanks for your hardwork to make this video.And thanks for 4K Video,this is make the video is very realistic.Good job! Create more video accidents like this.I wish you to reach 1 million subscribers on youtube.Good luck👍

    • @dryan8377
      @dryan8377 Před 5 lety

      hmmm... I should go out and crash a plane, tell him where Imma be at so he can get a live feed of it and play the death sadness muzik at the end. LOL!

  • @mahbubhussain7201
    @mahbubhussain7201 Před 5 lety +1

    Ever since I found this channel I’ve become hooked on it I’ve watched every video

  • @johngates450
    @johngates450 Před 3 lety

    Thank you Flight Channel for your sheer dedication in making these videos. Thank you again!

  • @kayleighSky
    @kayleighSky Před 4 lety +34

    “Almost every plane that lands here crashes”
    We should totally land there!

  • @Hevybazist
    @Hevybazist Před 5 lety +5

    Discovered your channel recently, great content, when I was a kid I always watched Mayday in National Geographic Channel, got a question, are you planning to cover KAL 007 or the Iran Air 665?

  • @urashimahanako9965
    @urashimahanako9965 Před 5 lety +1

    I've been to Tegucigalpa quite a few times and yes, I've flown with Taca, too. Didn't know that this airport is that dangerous until I get back to Japan and got the info. For the next time I would go there by bus from the neighbor country... this is pretty scary.

  • @gourimenon5003
    @gourimenon5003 Před 5 lety +2

    I love your simulations so much...you teach me new things and increase my interest in aviation

  • @goytabr
    @goytabr Před 5 lety +7

    I went on to read a bit about this crash, and found that 2163 metres is the CURRENT length of the runway at Toncontín, after it was extended by 300 m the year after the accident. When TACA 390 crashed, the length was only 1863 metres.

  • @Eschatonx
    @Eschatonx Před 5 lety +10

    Watching this channel makes it feel like every flight is destined for doom

  • @hibritto
    @hibritto Před 4 lety +1

    every video in this channel is amazing. properly done. brings tears to my eyes. thank you for making such awesome videos.

  • @CarriedAwayChannel
    @CarriedAwayChannel Před 4 lety +2

    It reminds me so much of going into Guantanamo Bay. You have a really sharp bank before the Cuban air space and mountains...it’s nerve-wracking every single time you land there. I’ve personally seen 2 planes crash there and there are so many I’ve heard about. We had a DC-8 crash when the wingtip hit and it was full of perishables. Everyone onboard survived (cargo flight) but the loadmaster lost a couple of limbs, sadly. We were picking up rotten tomatoes and lettuce for over 2 months.

  • @nickdegroot2445
    @nickdegroot2445 Před 5 lety +9

    Watching this in the train, on my way to the Airport for my flight😕

  • @luckarm5481
    @luckarm5481 Před 5 lety +4

    That turn looked no good in the thumbnail so I knew this was gonna be bad also love that new atc thing

  • @jasumin8117
    @jasumin8117 Před 5 lety

    You don't know how much I love your channel 👌🏻💖. Great job again and good luck forever 🌻

  • @Lowcountrydave
    @Lowcountrydave Před 5 lety

    Thank you for the time and effort that shows in your videos!

  • @flowergirl7125
    @flowergirl7125 Před 5 lety +5

    Beautiful as Always !

  • @dieterdemaere
    @dieterdemaere Před 5 lety +5

    Well done again 😎 would you make also an movie of the disaster on 9/11 into the WTC?

  • @allenaj0744
    @allenaj0744 Před 5 lety

    Wow!That is a more better intro than your last video TheFlightChannel!!!

  • @im-ix9xt
    @im-ix9xt Před 4 lety

    EXCELLENT mini movies with all the moves- beautiful angles ,intros ,music etc WELL DONE ( 1 problem - theyre addictive!)

  • @tiby9626
    @tiby9626 Před 5 lety +3

    Finally a new video!!!!

  • @FadedAir
    @FadedAir Před 5 lety +3

    This is a great video i feel so bad for what happened to those people but their in a better place now

  • @rayherdz9079
    @rayherdz9079 Před 4 lety +2

    I remember like it happened today. One of the ground fatalities was a nephew of my wife. He was running an errand for his mother for a construction they had and was going to buy cement. One of the passengers too was a friend of ours. He managed to get out of the plane but suffered a heart attack once sitting in the curb. 😔 May they all rest in peace.

  • @luisdiegomorataya3505
    @luisdiegomorataya3505 Před 5 lety +1

    i live in El Salvador and the airport was fantastically made!!!! Keep going.

  • @50654570
    @50654570 Před 5 lety +8

    Great research. Thanks so much.

  • @ayesharehmat8012
    @ayesharehmat8012 Před 5 lety +10

    Favourite channel ❤️❤️

  • @southerngirl1490
    @southerngirl1490 Před 5 lety +2

    Love the channel, love the videos, absolutely hate the ads in the middle.

  • @XX-fd1ix
    @XX-fd1ix Před 5 lety

    I used to binge-watch your videos, but now I eagerly wait for new ones since I've watched all of them...oops. Thanks for all the wonderful uploads and yes I like the new icon! Haha.

  • @SatanIceCream
    @SatanIceCream Před 4 lety +10

    im sorry, but did I just see the approach as: bang a hard left turn, then stop on a super short runway?

  • @wanderingrg
    @wanderingrg Před 5 lety +31

    Oh the runway was so hard to find! That’s insane im making sure i don’t go over there when booking a flight

    • @dsanalysis5013
      @dsanalysis5013 Před 5 lety +2

      Yes I was going to go there. Now im going to do an airport assessment of every flight I take

    • @wanderingrg
      @wanderingrg Před 5 lety

      DS Analysis seriously 😂

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 Před 5 lety

      @Issa CZcams Channel
      Yes, when they were approaching I literally could not see it clearly BOTH times they approached.

    • @rayford21
      @rayford21 Před 5 lety

      @@dsanalysis5013 You might be better off making an assessment of the type of aircraft going there. A smaller aircraft with a shorter landing requirement could be a better solution...or, just don't fly there.

    • @mikhailinozemtsev6858
      @mikhailinozemtsev6858 Před 5 lety

      Hence why it is one of the hardest to approach...

  • @cadenwatson2942
    @cadenwatson2942 Před 4 lety +2

    Speaking from experience of going to this airport many times, it's honestly kind of nerve racking to fly here. I'm glad they're building a new international airport even though it's a farther drive from the town I usually go to.

    • @anamendoza6741
      @anamendoza6741 Před 4 lety

      Let's see if Palmerola is ever completed! Hahaha it won't..
      -a Honduran

    • @tokyworld
      @tokyworld Před rokem

      @@anamendoza6741 so it's been 2 years. how are you doing? is it finished yet?
      Im seeing one in google maps.... holy sweet mother of god it's 2 hours away????

  • @TheJesuschuchi
    @TheJesuschuchi Před 3 lety

    I would had not landed at that airport under those weather conditions. Thank you for such a well made video and amazing recreation of the flight. You are very good at this. Congratulations on your work. I take my hat off to you.