Captain "Sully" Sullenburger radioed traffic control and told them as much. He was drafted by the Rangers in the 24th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Photo credit: Richard Silagi via Wikipedia and British Airways. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. Captain Eric Moody. In 1982, Captain Eric Moody was piloting a British Airways jet over Indonesia when he unexpectedly flew into an ash cloud. A RETIRED Camberley pilot knows . The flight crew immediately performed the engine shutdown drill, quickly cutting off fuel supply and arming the fire extinguishers. Moody swiftly decided to descend at 1,800m per minute to an altitude where there was enough pressure in the outside atmosphere to breathe almost normally. A close examination of the plane revealed the damage a plume of these tiny particles can do to an engine the tips of the turbine blades had been ground away. Part one of an interview with the Captain of BA9 which suffered a four engine failure over Indonesiain June 1982 after flying in to the ash cloud from the er. With a crash landing possibly only minutes away, the pilot, Captain Eric Moody, made a breathtaking announcement over the PA: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider They kept trying to restart On the flight deck, however, Greaves's mask was broken; the delivery tube had detached from the rest of the mask. The aircraft flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung around 110 miles (180km) south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Einer der wichtigsten Piloten aller Zeiten. Copyright 2023. Plane going down. Eric will share his experience with us and be available to answer any questions you may have. Shortly after 13:40 UTC (20:40 Jakarta time) above the Indian Ocean, south of Java, the crew first noticed an unusual effect on the windscreen similar to St. Elmo's fire, while Moody was heading to the lavatory. Captain Eric Moody was commanding a London-to-Auckland British Airways Boeing 747 on June 24, 1982, when it encountered an ash plume from the erupting Mount Galunggung, south-east of Jakarta. The 747 had 248 passengers and 15 crew members on board. Despite the crew "squawking" the emergency transponder setting of 7700, air traffic control could not locate the 747 on their radar screens. The crew received various awards, including the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air for Moody,[11] and medals from the British Airline Pilots' Association. After falling more than 25,000 feet and preparing to ditch in the Indian Ocean, the plane's crew eventually got the engines restarted. After a nearby Garuda Indonesia flight relayed the message to them, air traffic control correctly understood the urgent message. Things became even less OK when the plane started diving and turning at the same time, doing a barrel roll heading straight down, losing 10,000 feet of altitude in less than 20 seconds. She notes: "The 28th December 2006 marks the start of our 14th year of honeymoon, and on the 24th June 2007 many passengers and crew will no doubt gather to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our mid-air adventure. British Airways 747 Captain Eric Moody. About an hour into the flight, an engine's fan disk failed. "[1] Although the runway lights could be made out through a small strip of the windscreen, the landing lights on the aircraft seemed to be inoperable. 1 talking about this. As they performed the engine restart procedure, engine number four finally started, and at 13:56 UTC (20:56 Jakarta time), Moody used its power to reduce the rate of descent. 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On the flight deck, however, Greaves's mask was broken; the delivery tube had detached from the rest of the mask. Captain Eric Moody made the following announcement to the passengers: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. The aircraft flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung (approximately 180 kilometres (110mi) south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia), resulting in the failure of all four engines. 24 June 1982: British Airways Flight 9, a Boeing 747-236B, G-BDXH, City of Edinburgh, enroute from London, England, to Aukland, New Zealand, was cruising at 37,000 feet (11,278 meters) with 248 passengers and 15 crewmembers on board. The incident featured one of the greatest tannoy announcements by a pilot in the history of aviation. Thats not unusual in high wispy cloud. Hero airline captain Eric Moody knows exactly how terrifying it is to fly a passenger jet into a cloud of volcanic ash. Whether you're looking for an action-packed day of fishing, taking in a dolphin or sightseeing cruise or a combination of all three, then you came to the right place! Captain Eric Moody of British Airways Flight 9 managed to take this to ridiculous levels (probably helped by the good old Stiff Upper Lip), announcing this to his passengers; "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. On 24 June 1982, the route was flown by the City of Edinburgh, a 747-236B. Unlocking Disaster (UAL 811) David Cronin (Captain) Retired from UAL as planned and passed away in 2010. City of Edinburgh, later renamed City of Elgin, continued to fly for British Airways after the incident, before being sold to European Aviation Air Charter. One such passenger was Charles Capewell, who scrawled "Ma. Many passengers were largely unaware that anything was wrong while the crew on the flight deck were frantically trying to figure out the cause of this freak failure. Captain Eric Moody tells Nick about losing all four engines on his Boeing 747. As they came in to land, the crew managed to get the landing gear down and announced to the passengers that they should brace for impact. Then, in between bouts of frenzied cursing and pants-inflating bowel explosions, Moody and his crew tried one more time to restart the engines and it worked. [4] At 13:44 UTC (20:44 Jakarta time), Greaves declared an emergency to the local air traffic control authority, stating that all four engines had failed. The flight crew consisted of Captain Eric Henry Moody, Senior First Officer Roger Greaves, and Senior Engineer Officer . Sorry. All four of the engines stopped . Description: Dr. Moody graduated from the Brown University Alpert Medical School in 1985. Einer der wichtigsten Piloten. "[10], British Airways continued to operate the Flight 9 route from London Heathrow to Sydney; in March 2012 the route was curtailed to Bangkok. It was only after a nearby Garuda Indonesia flight relayed the message to Air Traffic Control that it was correctly understood. It was scrapped at Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, England, in 2009. The crew began engine restart drills, despite being well above the recommended maximum engine in-flight start envelope altitude of 28,000 feet (8,500 m). Owing to the high Indonesian mountains on the south coast of the island of Java, an altitude of at least 11,500 feet (3,500m) was required to cross the coast safely. The Boeing 747 powered by four Rolls Royce engines had become a glider. Now the story of the 'Gimli Glider' is poised to become a feature film on the silver screen. On the evening of June 24, 1982, a British Airways Boeing 747-200 with 263 people on board, including 248 passengers and 15 crew members, took off from Kuala Lumpur (SZB), Malaysia. Despite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement":[3]. I sometimes wonder if fear isnt just Gods way of saying, Pay attention, this could be fun, Hes worse than a frickin shark with a laser beam strapped to its head. Yet even the threat to aircraft is nothing compared to . After skidding further, the other wing came off and the plane ground to a halt, with fire and emergency crews rushing to the scene. And here's where one Mr. Alastair Atchison stepped up to the goddamned plate. After all, Benoit Blanc cant be everywhere at once, Rich Powell penned the perfect strip on the death of Dilbert. Then, in the passenger area of the plane, a fog suddenly formed. Action News and 6abc.com are Philadelphia's source for breaking news and live streaming video online, covering Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware. British Airways Flight 9 was flying from London to New Zealand in 1982, and was on one of the last legs of the trip, going from Malaysia to Perth, Australia. He then called out how high they should be at each DME step along the final approach to the runway, creating a virtual glide slope for them to follow. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. Passengers who had a view out the aircraft windows noted that the engines were unusually bright, with light shining forward through the fan blades and producing a stroboscopic effect. Less than a minute later, at 13:43 UTC (20:43 Jakarta time), engine two surged and flamed out. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the . We love you. Eric said to his first officer Ok Roger put out a mayday, at 8:44 Pm the first officer roger transmitted jakarta, Jakarta mayday mayday speedbird 9 we've lost all 4 engines were leaving 370 But even a simple mayday call proved to be harder than usual, Jakarta control misunderstood the mayday call, they were under the impression that engine number 4 had failed, A nearby garuda indonesia plane relayed the message to Jakarta Control and only then did they understand the severity of the situation. As the engine cooled from inactivity, and as the aircraft descended out of the ash cloud, the molten ash solidified and enough of it broke off for air to again flow smoothly through the engine, allowing a successful restart. City of Edinburgh, later renamed City of Elgin, continued to fly for British Airways after the accident, before being sold to European Aviation Air Charter. It operated with the call sign, Speedbird 9.. The passengers, including about 100 New Zealanders, remained calm, as did Captain Eric Moody, first officer Roger Greaves and engineer Barry Townley-Freeman. Where was Eric Moody born? He then called out how high they should be at each DME step along the final approach to the runway, creating a virtual glide slope for them to follow. Will do best for boys. After falling more than 25,000 feet and preparing to ditch in the Indian Ocean, the plane's crew eventually got the engines restarted. Despite the weather radar showing clear skies, the crew switched on engine anti-ice and the passenger seat belt signs as a precaution. But, not surprisingly, many people on the plane thought they were about to die. The cloud sandblasted the windscreen and landing light covers and clogged the engines. At the time of the incident, the flight crew of BA009 consisted of 32-year-old Senior First Officer Roger Greaves, 40-year-old Senior Engineer Officer Barry Townley-Freeman, and 41-year-old Captain Eric Henry Moody. [1] The phenomenon persisted after Moody returned from the lavatory. It was at this moment the Captain, Eric Moody, announced over the intercom "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse. As the flight progressed, smoke began to accumulate in the passenger cabin of the aircraft; it was first assumed to be cigarette smoke. 24 June 1982. The aircraft glided out of the ash cloud, and all engines were restarted (although one failed again soon after), allowing the aircraft to land safely at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta. In addition to catching the big fish like shark, goliath grouper and barracuda, you may even spot bottlenose dolphins, sea turtles and other deep-sea . Without engine thrust, a 747-200 has a glide ratio of roughly 15:1, meaning it can glide forward 15 kilometres for every kilometre it drops. All four engines have . If an exceptional speechwriter had spent a week composing the message, he or she couldn't have done better. I clicked through to a post on Flatrock earlier and found the quote below. In 1990, British Airways Flight 5390 had just taken off from London on its way to Spain. The engines had enough electrical power to restart because one generator and the onboard batteries were still operating; electrical power was required for ignition of the engines. All four engines have stopped. Then, simultaneously, engines one and three failed as well. [13], The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday featured Flight 009 in a 2007 episode titled "Falling From the Sky" which featured interviews with the flight crew and passengers, and a dramatization of the flight.[14]. Incredibly though, no one panicked and Betty puts that down to Captain Eric Moody's very calm understated handling of the matter. One such passenger was Charles Capewell, who scrawled "Ma. Although there were guidelines for the water landing procedure, no one had ever tried it in a Boeing 747, nor has anyone since. In 1985, Chinese Airlines Flight 006 was flying from Taiwan to Los Angeles when an engine went out on the side of the plane. As the aircraft approached its target altitude, the St Elmo's fire effect on the windscreen returned. About your Captain. A similar situation also appeared in the first episode of The Centimeter of Love, a Chinese drama, produced in 2020. Kids cartoons saved more lives than anyone knew. Eric Moody took over but couldn't stop the bleeding. The engines had enough electrical power to restart because one generator and the on-board batteries were still operating; electrical power was required for cranking and ignition of the engines. City of Edinburgh, later renamed City of Elgin, continued to fly for British Airways after the incident, before being sold to European Aviation Air Charter. He remained calm during an encounter with a plume of volcanic ash in 1982: "Ladies and . The restart attempts failed. The crew decided that if the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude by the time they reached 12,000 feet (3,700 m) they would turn back out to sea and attempt to ditch into the Indian Ocean. Volcanic dustfromerupting Mount Gallanggung, a 7,113 foot (2,168 meters) stratovolcano located in West Java, 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Bandung, had been ingested by the engines and melted inside thecombustionchambers, cutting off the airflow and shutting each of them down. Photograph: PA archive images All four engines on a Boeing 747 failed at 37,000ft after the plane flew through volcanic ash while passing over Jakarta on 24 . By the time he did, the plane had tipped up on its side, and was falling fast. An electrical anomaly known as St. Elmo's fire suddenly erupted on the windshield. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. The flight crew immediately performed the engine shutdown drill, quickly cutting off fuel supply and arming the fire extinguishers. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. Despite the weather radar showing clear skies, the crew switched on engine anti-ice and the passenger seat belt signs as a precaution. In September 2009 the environmental group 10:10 bought the fuselage of City Of Edinburgh to be made into tags. June 24, 2022 Aviation Airliner, Barry Townley-Freeman, Boeing 747-236B, British Airways, Captain Eric Moody, City of Edinburgh, Eric Henry John Moody, Flame Out, G-BDXG, Inflight Emergency, Inflight Engine Failure, Mount Gallanggung, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, Roger Greaves, Rolls-Royce RB211-524D4 . Despite the crew "squawking" the emergency transponder setting of 7700, the aeroplane could not be located by Air Traffic Control on their radar screens. An amber light told them that the engines had exceeded their maximum turbine gas temperatures. Aside from the flight attendant next to him clutching the pilot's legs with all of his strength, the sudden decompression also pulled the cockpit door into the cockpit, which blocked access to the throttle. Captain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." Moody's announcement was actually more than that. Despite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement":[3]. All four engines have stopped. I trust you are not in too much distress.' It was a masterpiece, period. Just after taking off, there was the sound of a massive crash. Capt Moody said the ash cloud resembled a St Elmo's Fire electrical storm - as a bright blue glow lit up the sky around them. All rights reserved.For reprint rights. Pilot Bryce McCormick, known for having the most piloty name in history, thought he'd just been in a mid-air collision. Once the flight cleared the ash cloud, the crew was able to restart each engine and then make a safe landing at Anchorage.[12]. Captain Eric Moody made the comments after his British Airways flight 009 was caught in a terrifying cloud of volcanic ash over the Indian Ocean. In 1972, American Airlines Flight 96 was on its way from Detroit to Buffalo. If landing an airliner on a river already sounds like trying to float a boat through an iceberg, well, the situation was actually worse than that. Way wrong. Download . And even worse, the windshield was so fogged up that they had to rely on the lights on the tarmac they could only see through a small, clear part of the windshield. Casey Planespotting: https://www.youtube.com/user/transformereviewsCharlest103 Aviation Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/charlest103747 Picture: Richard SilagiSt Elmo's Fire Picture: Public Domain Donations are never expected but are appreciated: paypal.me/miniaircrashThis is the story of speedbird 9 or british airways flight 9. The 40th anniversary of the Djakarta Incident, when a British Airways 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash over Indonesia losing all four engines. Racing The Storm (AAL 1420) Michael Origel (First Officer) Recovered from his injuries, continues to fly for American Airlines to this day, and later started his own aviation consultation firm. here's Wikipedia's description of the incident: Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, The crew's intense focus on the problem (without false assurances that they could fix it), Concern for the well-being of the passengers (without being patronizing). No announcement was made to instruct the passengers to fasten their seatbelts, and 20 of the 57 passengers died in the accident. An emergency landing alert was quickly issued to the plane at the Sioux City airport in Iowa. The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majestys Birthday, to approve the award of The Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air: The Queens Commendation for Valuable Service Many passengers, fearing for their lives, wrote notes to relatives.[2]. We'll warn you ahead of time, this one doesn't have as happy an ending as the rest. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. The crew members of the incident segment had boarded the aircraft in Kuala Lumpur, while many of the passengers had been aboard since the flight began in London.[2]. So the story had a happy ending. The crew immediately descended and held 12,000 feet (3,700 m). However, Jakarta Area Control misunderstood the message, interpreting the call as meaning that only engine number four had shut down. British Airways Flight 009, sometimes referred to by its callsign Speedbird 9 or as the Jakarta incident,[1] was a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, with stops in Bombay, Kuala Lumpur, Perth, and Melbourne. With a plan in place they began their engine restart attempts, were they in the ideal situation for an engine restart? The aircraft was taken out of service in February 2004; in 2009, the then 30-year-old aircraft was scrapped. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night when the number 4 engine, a Rolls-Royce RB- 211, started surging and flamed out. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. Once the flight cleared the ash cloud, the crew was able to restart each engine and then make a safe landing at Anchorage.[12]. Moody throttled back; however, engine number two surged again and was shut down. As the ash entered the engines, it melted in the combustion chambers and adhered to the inside of the power-plant. Pilot Alfred Haynes began to pull the throttle to idle, but there was another problem -- the damage to the plane had the throttle stuck on full power. On the way, the engines started clicking off again. . The plane headed back to Jakarta where it landed safely, though even then one of the engines had failed again. At 13,500 feet (4,100m), the crew was approaching the altitude at which they would have to turn over the ocean and attempt a risky ditching. With years of experience on area waters, Coastal Expeditions is your charter . in the Air. Find the editorial stock photo of Captain Eric Moody Senior Officer Roger, and more photos in the Shutterstock collection of editorial photography. He told passengers: "Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking. 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