TransAsia flight crashes into river

[Clear Glass]

Since airplanes in Asia have had problems through out the past months its starting to make me wonder if they actually check the planes before they take off or anything. First MH-370 goes missing, then MH-17 got shot down by Russians. Do they check where they go and what they do? and look at this TransAsia plane, does that look anything like a plane that should be traveling around Asia or the world? all other Airlines seem to be good but Asia isn't probably because they aren't doing something right, but that's what I think I could be wrong but to me it seems like it.

"Alright sir, your aircraft has been checked and is now certified to take a SAM system to the face."

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[Ragequit]

plane crash joke

[Strovbe]

Cool your jets, mate.

hehehehehhehe

[Blockzillahead]

if the plane pilot survived i hope he gets lifetime in jail
i mean seriously. i never flew a plane and yeah crash landings are brutal but this guys plane looked fully functional and it looked like he didnt even attempt, ATTEMPT to do anything

[Nal]

well that is just plane terrible.

[Naked Human]

if the plane pilot survived i hope he gets lifetime in jail
i mean seriously. i never flew a plane and yeah crash landings are brutal but this guys plane looked fully functional and it looked like he didnt even attempt, ATTEMPT to do anything

it didnt even look like he was stalling...

"WE ARE NOW LANDING AT OUR DESTINATION, THANK YOU FOR SELECTING YOUR DEATH AND HAVE A NICE DAY HURR"

wot

[Brickmaster]

if the plane pilot survived i hope he gets lifetime in jail
i mean seriously. i never flew a plane and yeah crash landings are brutal but this guys plane looked fully functional and it looked like he didnt even attempt, ATTEMPT to do anything

he called mayday 3 times reporting an engine flame out, then I guess he stalled on the way in and he lost all of his airspeed. plane was an ATR 72 I think.

[erifpsiW]

Really late, but updated the OP. Also:

“Weather conditions were good and the pilot had 14,000 hours of flying hours and the co-pilot 4,000 hours,”

An aircraft stalls because it’s flying too slowly to generate sufficient lift from its wings and it starts to fall.

If an aeroplane is flying too slowly in level or descending flight it is normally because there is insufficient power to keep the aircraft’s speed up. The question for the investigators is why was there insufficient power?

Reports are coming in that the pilots made a Mayday call declaring an engine flame-out.

Both propellers were clearly turning, but that does not necessarily mean they were being supplied with sufficient power to fly safely.

If engine power is lost, the un-powered propeller can cause a lot of drag by windmilling, making the aircraft difficult to handle. Under those circumstances the crew would normally “feather” the propeller to cut the drag.

[McJob]

Really late, but updated the OP. Also:

Weather conditions are important, pilot experience less so. In an emergancy situation, it's less about how much experience you have, and more about how well you can use your training and guidebooks to solve the issue.

As I said, my guess is that this is due to poor maintenance, or possibly even an empty fuel tank. Stalls are generally related to mechanical failure, not pilot error or weather conditions.

[Ragequit]

i didn't see any fire in the video

[SWAT One]

"Alright sir, your aircraft has been checked and is now certified to take a SAM system to the face."

You just got me thinking of making a heavily-armored plane that could take a hit or two by a SAM.  Probably would need 8 engines.

[McJob]

i didn't see any fire in the video

Flame-out has nothing to do with fire.

It means basically the engine is running on fumes/there's no fuel left, and so it just dies.

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allah akbar

[releasetheblocks2]

god dammit asia

[erifpsiW]

i didn't see any fire in the video

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flameout