Air Traffic Out Of Control

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ATOOC: Losing a Door in Manchester Jan 31, 2024

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In this episode, a Beech Craft, C99 commuter aircraft took off from Manchester New Hampshire when the tower started noticing the plane flying erratically off course.

It turns out the cockpit door flew off the aircraft causing the pilot to lose control, while also making communications with the tower very difficult.

The plane ended up crashing in a nearby residential area.

Luckily, the sole pilot on board was injured, but survived.

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ATOOC: Pan Pan at MSP Jan 29, 2024

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, American Airlines flight 1849 is diverted to Minneapolis while performing a flight from Charlotte to Portland when it experiences a failure on engine number one.

The pilot decisively radios the tower with a mayday and organizes an emergency landing.

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ATOOC: Leaving Las Vegas...Maybe Jan 26, 2024

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In this episode, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is departing Las Vegas for Portland (SW464) when the flight deck radios the tower.

As the aircraft climbed past 14,000 feet, the pilots received some flight control malfunction alerts.

After running their checklists, the aircraft returns to the airport after it is determined they have a rudder failure.

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ATOOC: Oops...Wrong Airport! Jan 25, 2024

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In this episode, we go out to Burbank, California where a Medevac aircraft is looking to come in for a landing.

The tower loses radar on the aircraft, and then it is discovered that the pilot got confused and landed at nearby Whiteman airport by accident.

The pilot then turns around and takes off, bound for his original destination... "Burbank".

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ATOOC: Hot Under the Collar at SFO Jan 18, 2024

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out of Control...

Air traffic control can be a tension-packed profession.

There's a lot at stake and tempers can often flare when things go wrong.

In this episode, the exchange between a Jet Blue pilot and the tower get a little heated when congestion is backing up things at SFO.

As you will hear, the Jet Blue pilot isn't too pleased with the tower's instructions or the delay it is causing him.

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ATOOC: Jet Blue Flames at JFK Jan 17, 2024

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out of Control, we go to JFK, where Jet Blue flight 355 is preparing for take off when the plane catches fire on the runway.

Flames are visibly coming from engine number two of the aircraft and emergency crews are dispatched to deal with the situation.

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ATOOC: Sad Day at SLC Jan 10, 2024

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out of Control, we go over to Salt Lake City.

A Delta airlines pilot preparing for take off alerts the tower that a suspicious man is on the runway waving his hands in the air.

Police are alerted and the hunt begins for the individual in the yellow vest who somehow gained unauthorized access to the tarmac.

Authorities follow reports that the man has been seen in the de-icing field and, sadly, discover his body inside the engine of a plane.

A very unusual and sad day at Salt Lake City airport.

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ATOOC: Landing Gear Problems at CKB Jan 09, 2024

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In this episode, we go out to North Central West Virginia Airport.

A twin engine aircraft experiences issues with it's landing gear which results in the plane going off the runway upon landing.

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ATOOC: Alaska 1282 Jan 06, 2024

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in on the recent incident that took place on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on January 5th.

The Boeing 737-9 Max took off from Portland, Oregon bound for Ontario, California, but when it reached 16,000 feet, a portion of the fuselage blew off and the plane immediately depressurized.

The pressure was so intense that a young boy on the flight had his shirt torn completely off by the suction.

Oxygen masks were deployed on board for the 177 passengers.

You will hear the pilot in the recording declare an emergency and immediately request to return to Portland, while attempting to take the plane back down to 10,000 feet due to the depressurization.

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ATOOC: Flight Control Anomaly Jan 03, 2024

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In this episode of Air Traffic Out Of Control, we listen in as Southwest flight 464 radios the tower in Las Vegas after departure.

The pilot is experiencing a 'flight control anomaly' and is trying to work out the issues while planning a potential return to LAS.

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