Air Crash Daily | Pan Am Flight 806 Aftermath Footage @AirCrashDaily | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฒ was a scheduled international passenger flight from Auckland to Los Angeles with stopovers in Pago Pago and Honolulu. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 707 (Reg. N454PA) on ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ.
The plane departed Auckland at 20:14. At 23:13, Pago Pago Approach Control cleared the flight to the Pago Pago VORTAC. At 23:34, the flight reported out of 5,500 feet and that they had intercepted the 226ยฐ radial of the Pago Pago VOR. At 23:38, approach control said, "Clipper 806, appears that we've had power failure at the airport." The first officer replied, "806, we're still getting your VOR, the ILS and the lights are showing." Approach control then asked, "See the runway lights?" The flight responded, "That's Charlie." The approach controller then said, " ...we have a bad rain shower here. I can't see them from my position here."
"We're 5 DME now and they still look bright," the first officer responded. Approach Control replied, "ยดkay, no other reported traffic. The wind is 030ยฐ at 20, gusting 25. Advise clear of the runway." At 23:39:41, the flight replied, "806, wilco." This was the last radio transmission from the flight. At 23:40:22, the first officer stated, "You're a little high." The radio altimeter warning tone then sounded twice and the first officer said "You're at minimums." At 23:40:42, the plane crashed into trees at an elevation of 113 feet, and about 3,865 feet short of the runway threshold.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
"The flight crew's late recognition, and failure to correct in a timely manner, an excessive descent rate which developed as a result of the aircraft's penetration through destabilizing wind changes. The winds consisted of horizontal and vertical components produced by a heavy rainstorm and influenced by uneven terrain close to the aircraft's approach path. The captain's recognition was hampered by restricted visibility, the illusory effects of a "black hole" approach, inadequate monitoring of flight instruments, and the failure of the crew to call out descent rate during the last 15 seconds of flight."
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๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฒ was a scheduled international passenger flight from Auckland to Los Angeles with stopovers in Pago Pago and Honolulu. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 707 (Reg. N454PA) on ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ.
The plane departed Auckland at 20:14. At 23:13, Pago Pago Approach Control cleared the flight to the Pago Pago VORTAC. At 23:34, the flight reported out of 5,500 feet and that they had intercepted the 226ยฐ radial of the Pago Pago VOR. At 23:38, approach control said, "Clipper 806, appears that we've had power failure at the airport." The first officer replied, "806, we're still getting your VOR, the ILS and the lights are showing." Approach control then asked, "See the runway lights?" The flight responded, "That's Charlie." The approach controller then said, " ...we have a bad rain shower here. I can't see them from my position here."
"We're 5 DME now and they still look bright," the first officer responded. Approach Control replied, "ยดkay, no other reported traffic. The wind is 030ยฐ at 20, gusting 25. Advise clear of the runway." At 23:39:41, the flight replied, "806, wilco." This was the last radio transmission from the flight. At 23:40:22, the first officer stated, "You're a little high." The radio altimeter warning tone then sounded twice and the first officer said "You're at minimums." At 23:40:42, the plane crashed into trees at an elevation of 113 feet, and about 3,865 feet short of the runway threshold.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
"The flight crew's late recognition, and failure to correct in a timely manner, an excessive descent rate which developed as a result of the aircraft's penetration through destabilizing wind changes. The winds consisted of horizontal and vertical components produced by a heavy rainstorm and influenced by uneven terrain close to the aircraft's approach path. The captain's recognition was hampered by restricted visibility, the illusory effects of a "black hole" approach, inadequate monitoring of flight instruments, and the failure of the crew to call out descent rate during the last 15 seconds of flight."