Minutes later there were no working engines left. 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. Sorry. Once he got landing permission from an airport in Southampton, Atchison guided the plane down, navigating as debris flew around the cockpit and Lancaster remained on the windshield, still held by the flight attendant. I trust you are not in too much distress.. Lancaster survived, suffering a few fractures and frostbite. From November, 1981, to September, 1986, he coordinated all the FBIs Labor Racketeering investigations. Out of the 175 people on board, 125 died in the accident. It is thought to be caused by an auto-immune response, where the bodys defence system turns on itself. When the French queen, Marie Antoinette was led to the guillotine at the age of 37, her hair is said to have turned white the night before in anticipation of her execution. Stay up to date with what you want to know. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. There was plenty of time to think and there were three of us, Moody says. They calculated the giant Boeing could glide for less than 25 minutes from 37,000 feet and there was a problem with high mountains between the aircraft and Jakarta. We had a really good team there when it came to experience and airmanship, he says of BA9. You can hear more Medical Myths on Health Check on the BBC World Service. Captain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement.". On the flight deck, however, Greaves's mask was broken; the delivery tube had detached from the rest of the mask. "Engine failure number four engine failure number two," he said. There had been no hint of trouble when flight BA 009 took off from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on the evening of 24 June, 1982. British Airways flight 5290 had taken off from London on its way to Spain on 10 June 1990 when part of the planes windshield came loose and sucked Captain Tim Lancaster out of the plane. He eventually landed safely in Southampton, where Lancaster was treated for frostbite, shock and a broken arm. All four engines have stopped. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen. A nearly identical incident occurred on 15 December 1989 when KLM Flight 867, a Boeing 747-400 from Amsterdam to Anchorage, Alaska, flew into the plume of the erupting Mount Redoubt, causing all four engines to fail due to compressor stall. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse. Although the airspace around Mount Galunggung was closed temporarily after the incident, it was reopened days later. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w Within a few moments, a passenger jet powered by four Rolls Royce engines had become a glider. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. This raised the possibility BA9 might have to attempt an ocean ditching if the engines could not be restarted by 12,000 feet. Sorry. "The whole night sky lit up. A flight attendant grabbed Lancaster to keep him from flying away. Though incredibly rare, there have been a few other instances where commercial airliners have been forced to make a landing on water. "[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. And they were working equally as hard as me. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. SIMON: So when did you find out that it was - you'd run into a volcano? Captain Moody is not alone. Capt Moody was piloting a 263-seater British Airways Boeing 747 flight from London to Auckland in June 1982 when he ran into an ash plume erupting from Mount Galunggung in Java, Indonesia. But it developed into something more than we'd ever seen before.". Shortly after that, engines one and two successfully restarted as well. WebCaptain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." The first sign of trouble came as the plane, which had hit cruising height, headed past Java over the south-eastern Indian Ocean. After a British Airways plane caught fire on the runway in Las Vegas, Chris Henkey joined the illustrious ranks of Sully Sullenberger and a host of others. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up abadger's arse.". The report went on: "He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily. A feature film starring Tom Hanks followed. "We were about to stall and fall out of the sky," said Captain Peter Burkill in an interview two years later. The events around one British Airways flight in 1982 reveal the potential dangers of this sort of dust. 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. The aircraft was taken out of service in February 2004; in 2009, the then 30-year-old aircraft was scrapped. We have a small problem. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.". All four engines have stopped. Looking out the side windows of the cockpit, the crew noticed the front of the engines were glowing as if lit inside. As the flight progressed, smoke began to accumulate in the passenger cabin of the aircraft; it was first assumed to be cigarette smoke. Finding a new job with an accident on his record, however, proved difficult, and he rejoined the airline in 2010. And there's no doubt if we'd gone to the bottom of the Java Trench of Indonesia, which is about, I think, six or seven thousand feet deep, I think to this day I'd have still be getting the blame. We did things that were outside the book. SIMON: Are airliners better equipped to handle a volcano? Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. No announcement was made to instruct the passengers to fasten their seatbelts, and 20 of the 57 passengers died in the accident. It can be exacerbated by stress, which could account for the association of white hair with terrifying experiences. A fascinating picture of airmanship and teamwork. 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. We finish on a slightly comical note. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Heading for Perth, Australia, the weather forecast for the five-hour journey was good and the crew were anticipating an uneventful flight. Captain Bryce McCormick, who initially believed the plane had suffered a mid-air collision, declared an emergency, while flight attendants took oxygen to passengers (masks did not deploy because the plane was below the 14,000ft limit). A dry sense of perspective that probably did more to relax the passengers than thousands of words of explanation ever could have. Henkey is the latest man and all these heroes are men, owing to an industry where women are still an extreme minority to join the ranks of airplane pilots who demonstrated quick thinking in the face of destruction. The overnight cases like Marie Antoinettes are harder to explain. It blew four tyres when it landed, but no one was hurt. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Eventually, the overall effect of a combination of coloured and colourless hair, especially in people with dark hair, is grey. We have a small problem. As we age, the cells in hair follicles stop producing these pigments and the resulting hairs are colourless. As the aircraft approached its target altitude, the St Elmo's fire effect on the windscreen returned. The incident featured in an episode of the Mayday documentary TV series Air Crash Investigation titled "Falling From the Sky". We love you. Reflecting on the chilling events of that flight 28 years later, Capt Moody, who lives in Camberley in Surrey, shows the sort of understatement characteristic of those in his profession. WebEric Moody (Captain) Continued flying for British Airways until retiring in 1996 Roger Greaves (First Officer) Unknown Barry Townley-Freeman (Flight Engineer) Has since retired from British Airways Fire Fight (Air Canada 797) Donald Cameron (Captain) The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w Capt Moody was piloting a 263-seater British Airways Boeing 747 flight from London to Auckland in June 1982 when he ran into an ash plume erupting from Mount Galunggung in Java, Indonesia. 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. By that time, the jet had been gliding for 13 minutes without engines with the crew working hard to restart them. It was only after a nearby Garuda Indonesia flight relayed the message to Air Traffic Control that it was correctly understood. Captain Eric Moody gave an interview to the July 2010 edition of Flaps Podcast, where he recounted his experience. Aviation safety advances helped stave off BA plane fire disaster, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. It was two days before investigators confirmed that volcanic ash had been responsible for the near disaster. Effective date of retirement is no later than August 1, 2022. "That's not unusual in high wispy cloud. In 1970, an ALM flight from New York to the island of St Maarten ran out of fuel following three landing attempts in adverse weather, and was ultimately forced to land in the Caribbean Sea. British Airways, including its subsidiaries, has been involved in just three fatal accidents - and none since 1985. MOODY: No, they're not. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. The only training we had gotten for a water landing was reading a few paragraphs in a manual and having a brief classroom discussion, he said. The flight deck door was blown off, blocking the throttle control and causing the plane to accelerate towards the ground. It was a masterpiece, period. It was scrapped at Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, England, in 2009. Maybe its the idea that the body reveals more than we think, that underneath the impressive calmness which allowed Captain Moody to save the lives of 247 passengers, his body was telling a different story. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Pa XXX"), while Moody calculated how far the plane might be able to glide before reaching sea level (91 miles he deduced, from its flight level of 37,000 feet). With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. I trust you are not in too much distress.. We traveled 80 nautical miles forward, and 15,000 feet or so. WebIm Captain Eric Moody, a native of coastal Georgia and a full time resident of Jekyll Island for over 25 years with 16 of those years has been spent as a fishing guide. With cabin pressure dropping, the flight crew needs to get on oxygen but the first officers mask has problems and there is a risk he might succumb to hypoxia. The crew began engine restart drills, despite being well above the recommended maximum engine in-flight start envelope altitude of 28,000 feet (8,500m). We did it through a very good bit of crew cooperation. The BBC is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of the sites. Up in the cockpit, Moody and his team were working overtime. While cruising at 41,000 feet, halfway through a flight from Montreal to Edmonton, Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of juice due to, shockingly, a refuelling miscalculation caused by a recent switch to the metric system. MOODY: I mean you're the first person at the scene of an accident and you're the first person to get the blame for an accident. Host Scott Simon talks to the retired pilot about the current cloud of volcanic ash drifting across Europe, and how airlines will have to cope. All four engines have stopped. All four engines have stopped. an industry where women are still an extreme minority, part of the planes windshield came loose. When he opened the door to the cockpit he saw the windscreen ablaze with a St Elmo's fire - a discharge of static electricity. The puzzle of whether your hair can turn grey sounds like a simple one for medical science to solve, but its not. As he climbed the stairs of the Jumbo he noticed puffs of "smoke" billowing from the vents in the floor and detected an acrid smell. Sign up for notifications from Insider! same chemical used to bleach hair from bottles. WebIm Captain Eric Moody, a native of coastal Georgia and a full time resident of Jekyll Island for over 25 years with 16 of those years has been spent as a fishing guide. The cloud sandblasted the windscreen and landing light covers and clogged the engines. If you would like to comment on this article or anything else you have seen on Future, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter. The crew worked together to create a virtual glideslope using the localiser and distance measuring equipment. We have a small problem. -16 hrs ago, Why Volcanic Ash Is So Dangerous-27 hrs ago, How a volcano brought Europe to a standstill, How volcanoes occur, in graphics and text, How elephants helped to shape human history, by David Cannadine, Justin Webb on America's love affair with progress. You just need the ability to think calmly through. Then Capt Moody's flight engineer detailed the impact the dust was having on the aircraft itself. And I hand flew the airplane down. Nevertheless, he was back at work in less than five months. Fortunately, all other passengers were belted up, and the pilot - Robert Schornstheimer - managed to land 13 minutes later, avoiding further loss of life. With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. Despite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement":[3]. 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). Effective date of retirement is no later than August 1, 2022. Airmanship may sound old school but former British Airways captain Eric Moody argues it is just as important now as it was when he and his crew struggled to restart all 4 engines on his Boeing 747-200 in 1982. WebPresident, Moodys Analytics: Michael West: President, Moodys Investors Service: John J. Goggins: Executive Vice President & General Counsel: Senior Vice Presidents; Maral Kazanjian: Chief People Officer: Scott Kenney: Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive: David Platt: Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Sullivan Airports are being closed across the UK after dust which spewed from a volcano in Iceland, began drifting southwards. We must've come out of the ash cloud. His head and torso were outdoors at 17,300 feet and being battered by 300mph winds while his legs remained inside, with flight attendants gripping him tightly. In a similar incident to BA Flight 38, this Cathay Pacific service from Surabaya Juanda International Airport in Indonesia suddenly lost the ability to change thrust as it neared Hong Kong, landing at almost twice the recommended speed. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. The tags, bearing the campaign's logo, were worn as necklaces or bracelets and used to raise awareness of 10:10's work: the organisation aimed to persuade individuals, organizations and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.[11]. WebSingle Family Office. Moody hadnt a clue why. One of the passengers, Betty Tootell, wrote a book about the incident, All Four Engines Have Failed. But that was the least of my worries, I have to say. ", The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. It wasnt until later, when he, his crew and the 247 passengers on board the flight, were safely back on the ground, that Moody discovered the cause of the narrowly averted catastrophe volcanic ash. I think airmanship is at the bottom of it all. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. His hair took a year to turn completely white. WebEric Moody (Captain) Continued flying for British Airways until retiring in 1996 Roger Greaves (First Officer) Unknown Barry Townley-Freeman (Flight Engineer) Has since retired from British Airways Fire Fight (Air Canada 797) Donald Cameron (Captain) New York, New York, United States. "; The passenger jet effectively turned into a glider, Capt Moody accepting an award after his safe handling of the crisis, Clare Wickett, a flight attendant on BA 009, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire, Why Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin quit, How Captain Eric Moodys brush with volcanic ash became aircraft lore-2 hrs ago, Why is volcanic ash a threat? Moody throttled back; however, engine number two surged again and was shut down. An investigation found that air traffic control was to blame, and while Mr He was rewarded for his actions with a cash bonus equivalent to around 360,000, two air traffic controllers had their licenses revoked. 56,514 people are reading stories on the site right now. Youll love it! The plane landed safety in Jakarta despite the almost total lack of visibility. On 24 June 1982, the route was flown by the City of Edinburgh, a 747-236B. Jan 31 Saints and Broncos are finalizing compensation in return for Super Bowl-winning HC Sean Payton, sources tell ESPN. Broncos fans: 0:11 1.6M views WebDespite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement": Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Chesley Sullenberger III, at the helm of US Airways Flight 1549, managed to land safely on the Hudson River after a flock of Canada geese disabled both the aircrafts engines just 2,818 feet above the ground. A build-up of ice crystals had caused a restriction in the flow of fuel. And then 30 seconds later the other two started up. WebMoody was then transferred to FBI Headquarters, OC Section, Criminal Investigative Division. With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. All they knew was that the jumbo jet, which was en route to Perth from Kuala Lumpur as part of a London-Auckland trip, had become a glider. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter, Paper Monitor, Your Letters, Quote of the Day, Caption Competition and more, Tourists flock to 'Jesus's tomb' in Kashmir. Pilots Malcolm Waters and David Hayhoe were given the Polaris Award - from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations - for their heroism. WebCaptain Moody served with British Airways for 32 years, retiring in 1996 with over 17,000 flight hours. The pilot had attempted a water landing while trying to fight off the hijackers. 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]. The plane was a write-off - the nose gear collapsed, the right main gear separated from the aircraft, penetrating a fuel tank, and the left main gear was pushed up through the wing - but just one passenger had suffered a serious injury by the time it came to a halt beside the threshold markings at the start of the runway. Dubbed the hero of the Hudson after bringing 155 passengers to safety in the powerless aircraft on 15 January 2009, Sullenberger became a national hero in the US. The plane headed back to Jakarta where it landed safely, though even then one of the engines had failed again. WebSingle Family Office. Many passengers, fearing for their lives, wrote notes to relatives. Now nicknamed the Gimli Glider, Air Canada flight 143 was flying from Montreal to Edmonton on 23 July 1983, when the plane ran out of fuel at 41,000ft. Plane going down. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. He obtained his private pilot licence at 17 flying Hornet Moths, Tiger Moths and Chipmunks and from there it was off to the BOAC training college at Hamble. Sullenberger, now retired, speaks internationally on airline safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted only six of the 35 safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its final report on Flight 1549. Hamble was strong on airmanship and those early lessons stuck with Moody throughout his career. Officers selected for but not promoted to the next higher grade must specifically decline promotion in their retirement in lieu of orders (RILO) request. In perhaps historys most famous forced landing, Captain Chelsey Sully Sullenberger successfully crash-landed US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the plane hit a large flock of birds and both engines were disabled. MOODY: Yeah, they were. This is your captain speaking. [3] 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 medical name for the sudden whitening of the hair is canities subita. WebCaptain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." The restart attempts failed. Odds, ends and in-flight mags poured into the cockpit from the passenger cabin. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. WebDespite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement": Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. The captain considered getting the co-pilot to take control but concluded that, given the time available and the challenging conditions, his best course of action was to move his right hand from the power levers on to the yoke to regain control. They'd stopped back up at 37,000 feet. All four engines have stopped. Eventually, the engines came back to life after the molten ash that clogged the engines solidified and broke off. "It was, yeah, a little bit frightening.". In 37 short, direct, and simple words, Captain Moody conveyed the following: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. What now for Paul the eight-limbed oracle? Officers selected for but not promoted to the next higher grade must specifically decline promotion in their retirement in lieu of orders (RILO) request. A British Airlines flight 30 years ago flew through a cloud of volcanic ash off the coast of Indonesia. The flight crew quickly determined that the aircraft was capable of gliding for 23 minutes and covering 91 nautical miles (169km) from its flight level of 37,000 feet (11,000m). You have entered an incorrect email address! The restaurants actually worth dining at near 11 of Europe's biggest tourist traps, Sully,a veteran pilot with 19,663 hours of flying experience, revealed to Telegraph Travel last year, this Cathay Pacific service from Surabaya Juanda International Airport, This is precisely what happened to one Flybe captain. And quite honestly, it would probably be too heavy to make commercial sense. With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. Read about our approach to external linking. What do you do? Although there were guidelines for the water landing procedure, no one had ever tried it in a Boeing 747, nor has anyone since. As Flight 9 approached Jakarta, the crew found it difficult to see anything through the windscreen, and made the approach almost entirely on instruments, despite reports of good visibility. 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. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. Part of the floor at the rear gave way, severing a control cable and disabling an engine. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w [6] The crew subsequently requested and expedited an increase in altitude in order to clear the high mountains of Indonesia.[7]. The aircraft was diverted to Jakarta in the hope that enough engines could be restarted to allow it to land there. But within six months of the incident he noticed that the tip of his quiff had turned white. And here's Wikipedia's description of the incident: British Airways Flight 9, sometimes referred to by its callsign Speedbird 9 or Jakarta incident,[1] was a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, with stops in Bombay, Madras, Kuala Lumpur, Perth, and Melbourne. It wasn't me any more than the other two on the flight deck. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. WebSingle Family Office. Pearson initially thought a fuel pump had failed but soon realized the engines had lost power, and was able to glide the Boeing 767-233 safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park airport. "We glided from 37,000ft to 12,000ft before we got [the engines] going again," recalls Capt Moody. This allowed the 747 to climb but Moody says there was no sense of elation. Here are five other pilots who managed remarkable emergency landings. The captain of this Qantas flight - Richard Champion de Crespigny- was also given a Polaris Award. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. The sky was clear and the crew were happy because they had some extra Malaysian satay that night. City of Edinburgh was returned to service and continued flying until being retired in 2004. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. In trouble. Although I was actually flying - hand flying the airplane. WebPresident, Moodys Analytics: Michael West: President, Moodys Investors Service: John J. Goggins: Executive Vice President & General Counsel: Senior Vice Presidents; Maral Kazanjian: Chief People Officer: Scott Kenney: Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive: David Platt: Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Sullivan One such passenger was Charles Capewell, who scrawled "Ma. All four engines have stopped. We have a small problem. One by one, all four of its engines failed. That changed 5 years later when he visited BOAC flying boat captains with his father and heard the stories about their lives. 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. A plume of volcanic ash from Iceland has led to flights across the UK being grounded. Eventually, after quarter of an hour without any power, the engines were brought back to life. With insufficient oxygen masks for those on board, co-pilot Alastair Atchison, who was also helping hold Lancaster inside the aircraft, made a rapid emergency descent and searched for the nearest airport. It worked, but meant the aircraft looked certain to miss the runway. "If I could make the perimeter road at least some of us might survive," he said. Luckily, at around 13,500 feet, and with a ditching in the ocean on the cards, the engines restarted successfully. 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