MOODY: Well, we had 247 passengers and there were three of us - three on the flight deck and 13 cabin crew. Stay up to date with what you want to know. From November, 1981, to September, 1986, he coordinated all the FBIs Labor Racketeering investigations. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. So a severe shock could trigger hair loss, but with only the coloured hairs falling out, leaving someone who already has some grey with a whole head of white hair. SIMON: I mean, the engines were choking with volcanic ash, right? Its where you come from.. The second engine failed 30 seconds later and the other two shortly afterwards. 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). They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. We had a really good team there when it came to experience and airmanship, he says of BA9. Always consult your own GP if you're in any way concerned about your health. 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. As the ash entered the engines, it melted in the combustion chambers and adhered to the inside of the power-plant. All four engines have stopped. Little has changed since our flight. All four engines have stopped. Officers selected for but not promoted to the next higher grade must specifically decline promotion in their retirement in lieu of orders (RILO) request. 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. 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. 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 have a small problem. MOODY: No, they're not. According to Chinese media, the pilot, named He Chao, was at the helm of an Airbus A320-200, preparing to take off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. But as they flew over Java, an engine failed. The plane landed safety in Jakarta despite the almost total lack of visibility. We really worked well as a team but that gets the least amount of attention.. She was given steroids, which treated the hair loss successfully, but within a few weeks all her hair had turned white, even though she had not had a frightening experience and had stopped losing her hair. A China Eastern Airlines pilot was labelled a hero in 2016, and presented with a cash reward, after his quick thinking avoided a runway collision that could have killed up to 439 people. "The commander's decision to land the aircraft immediately on the runway remaining was sensible in the circumstances," anAir Accidents Investigation Branch report concluded. MOODY: Well, it was sheer bloody-mindedness and persistence. Then he ordered the evacuation of the 157 passengers and 13 crew members. I trust you are not in too much distress.". We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. 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. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. Say goodbye to worktime boredom. US Airways Captain Chesley B Sully Sullenberger. The findings were eventually incorporated into a report on the dangers of volcanic ash to aircraft. It was a masterpiece, period. Disclaimer All content within this column is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. All four engines have stopped. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider New York, New York, United States. Youll love it! It worked, but meant the aircraft looked certain to miss the runway. 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 With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. But there was no sign of that on the 747s weather radar, although turning on the landing lights gave the impression of flying through clouds. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up abadger's arse.". Captain Chris Henkey and the crew of the Boeing 777-200 bound for Londons Gatwick airport from Las Vegas had to abandon the takeoff partway down the runway when one of the two engines caught fire. "Not a day goes by without it crossing my mind," he told the BBC last year. 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 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. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. The reason for the failure was not immediately apparent to the crew or ground control. The puzzle of whether your hair can turn grey sounds like a simple one for medical science to solve, but its not. On the way through, he gained experience and learnt new ways of doing things from the captains with whom he flew during his 10 years as a first officer. You can hear more Medical Myths on Health Check on the BBC World Service. ", The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Or perhaps the immune response might target the pigment-producing system, which would explain why those no follicles no longer producing coloured hair are unaffected. With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. It can be exacerbated by stress, which could account for the association of white hair with terrifying experiences. We must've come out of the ash cloud. Because volcanic ash up where we were is like talcum powder; it's that fine. Up in the cockpit, Moody and his team were working overtime. "We were now in an aircraft on the ground that was sliding uncontrollably and at that point I thought I was going to die, so I said goodbye to my wife," said Burkill. SIMON: So your plane's going down. 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. She managed to trace some 200 of the 247 passengers on the flight, and went on to marry a fellow survivor, James Ferguson, who had been seated in the row in front of her. Hair gets its colour from two types of melanin pigment eumelanin which dictates how dark the hair is, and pheomelanin which determines how red or yellow it is. The landing was hard and fast Pearson had to brake so hard he blew two tyres, while the aircrafts nose fell off, starting a small fire but all 61 on board survived unharmed. All rights reserved. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. The pilot of a British Airways jet that was forced to abandon its takeoff after an engine burst into flames has been lauded for averting a potential disaster. In September 2009 the environmental group 10:10 bought the fuselage of City Of Edinburgh to be made into tags. She was imprisoned for a year, so perhaps she was denied hair dye in captivity and by the time she appeared in public again at her execution with her hair cut short her grey roots had grown out. 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. 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. [3], At approximately 13:42 UTC (20:42 Jakarta time), engine number four began surging and soon flamed out. Finding a new job with an accident on his record, however, proved difficult, and he rejoined the airline in 2010. Born in Savannah, Ga and growing up in Hinesville, I was always close to saltwater. These are good stories, but are they scientifically possible? I trust you are not in too much distress.. If an exceptional speechwriter had spent a week composing the message, he or she couldn't have done better. Despite his composure during the accident, Sully,a veteran pilot with 19,663 hours of flying experience, revealed to Telegraph Travel last year that he had received minimal training for a water landing (or ditching). Its about this time Moody makes one of aviations most understated and famous passenger announcements: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Within a year the rest of his hair had done the same. He strongly believes pilots should learn to think beyond the process of following checklists and procedures by rote. You just need the ability to think calmly through. I think airmanship is at the bottom of it all. 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). WebMoody was then transferred to FBI Headquarters, OC Section, Criminal Investigative Division. Captain John Hackettwas praised in 1998 for averting disaster after his Emerald Airways jet, with the Leeds United football team on board, experienced an engine fire during take-off. Eventually, the engines came back to life after the molten ash that clogged the engines solidified and broke off. And we had to wait another minute and 20 seconds; another one started up very slowly, as they'd run down. 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]. The same thing is said to have happened to several historical figures, but in a far shorter time frame. But eventually, when the passenger oxygen masks dropped as the plane steepened its descent, the news had to be announced. 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. Moody, first officer Roger Greaves and flight engineer Barry Townley-Freeman had no idea what had caused the unprecedented and statistically improbable multiple failure. Its a common tale, even said to have happened to Marie Antoinette. 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 And If Id tried to do things by the book, I dont know whether wed still be here.. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. And I found that difficult because the internal telephone system wasn't working. The subsequent explosive decompression saw part of the floor at the rear of the cabin give way, severing a control cable and disabling one of the engines. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. Heading for Perth, Australia, the weather forecast for the five-hour journey was good and the crew were anticipating an uneventful flight. We could find the centreline of the runway but I had no glideslope, he said. Shortly after that, engines one and two successfully restarted as well. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. Pilots Malcolm Waters and David Hayhoe were given the Polaris Award - from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations - for their heroism. Will do best for boys. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. So Fred developed this but he couldn't find anybody to put it into production. Im married to the lovely Claire Moody who is the General Manger of the Seafarer Inn and Suites on Jekyll. Part of the floor at the rear gave way, severing a control cable and disabling an engine. Nevertheless, he was back at work in less than five months. The incident featured in an episode of the Mayday documentary TV series Air Crash Investigation titled "Falling From the Sky". Shortly before touchdown, "his prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft," said an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report. The crew decided to fly the ILS (Instrument Landing System); however, the glide slope (vertical guidance) system was inoperative, so they were forced to fly with only the localizer (lateral guidance) as the first officer monitored the airport's DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). Featured in an episode of the Mayday documentary TV series Air Crash Investigation titled `` Falling from the Sky.... 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