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What happened to American Airlines flight 191?
I heard that on that flight the engine fell off during take off and it flipped on its side. Im doing a research paper on this and was just wondering what the cabin environment would be like during the crash. For example, in that type of crash, when the plane hit, would all of the passenger seats be flung forward (Inertia) did the plane hit the ground nose first, or land on its side? And in the explosion in the cabin would there be a bright flash? Just wondering
Before I begin, allow me to haunt you with this tragic photograph which was the only one taken ever of the accident:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/Aa191_ohare.jpg
From looking at that photograph, you can immediately depict that the number 1 engine (left) had separated from the wing, which lead to the banking (turning) of the airplane. As you can also see, the airplane is nearly at a 112 degree bank, which is unrecoverable at that low altitude.
Now let me go through this accident with you, from pre-take off to the crash itself.
At 15:02 local time at Chicargo airport, the airplane (a DC-10) was cleared for take off at 32R. Once speeding up the runway, the left engine separated from the wing of the airplane, causing a leak of fuel and hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic fluid allows the pilot to operate most of the controls and surfaces of the plane, such as the ailerons (located on the wings), elevators (located on the horizontal stabilizer on the tail) and rudder (located on the vertical stabilizer on the tail).
Within the cockpit, aural alarms were blasting out. The pilots, always calm and professional in these situations, were very experienced. Captain Walter Lux had 22000 hours flying that particular airplane and was a veteran with American Airlines. The first officer (copilot) and flight engineer (junior copilot) both had 25000 hours between them on the DC-10. Pilots are trained in these situations in simulators on regular occasions, so as soon as the engine separated, the crew started to climb at a reduced speed. Generally, pilots never know what the problem is straight away, but Air Traffic Control saw the entire event. Unfortunately, Air Traffic Control never alerted the crew about the engine separation, so the pilots had no idea that the engine fell off. All the crew knew was they had one chance and only a few seconds to act.
At 325ft, the airflow over the wings was reduced, resulting in the airplane falling towards the ground. As the right engine was still running and producing thrust, the airplane rolled on its side. The nose of the airplane then fell as the airplane stalled, causing it to crash into a field near the airport. Overall, there were no survivors - 273 souls died (271 inside the airplane and 2 people on the ground where the airplane crashed).
The crash scene can be viewed here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/AA191-crash-site.png
The cockpit voice recorder, which records all sounds made in the cockpit, stopped working after the loss of the engine during take off. However, the last word recorded by the cockpit voice recorder was "DAMN!", said by a crew member (never identified). One of the controllers had to be relieved from duty for quite some time after witnessing the horrific crash. As usual, the air traffic controllers who witnessed the disaster were affected by the major loss of life and it must have took months for them to recover and return to work.
So, the atmosphere within the cockpit was calm and professional - the pilots need to be during emergencies so they can try and correct the problem. The airplane hit nose first (22 degrees pitched down) whilst on its side (nearly on its back if you check out the crash scene photograph - you can sort of make out the outline of the airplane), at a 112 degree bank. Passengers remained in their seats and did have their seatbelts on still - same with all crew members too. Upon turning onto its side, the passengers may have experienced a few Gs and upon impact, the entire airplane immediately broke up and caught fire due to the large volume of fuel still within the tankers. A bright flash? No I doubt it, but it would have been extremely hot and a large bang would have been heard. I think people at the airport heard this bang.
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