14 Heart-Stopping Pilot Confessions Moments Before Disaster Strikes in the Sky
The Boeing received permission to land, and the pilots focused on preparing for descent. At this time, the controllers did not notice the planes approaching. Then, at 792., the passenger plane suddenly struck the Cessna’s right wing, causing it to explode. The Boeing’s wing sustained severe damage, igniting a fuel tank, and the plane began to fall. “We’re hit, man, we are hit! This is it, brace yourself. Mom, I love you.” These were the last words spoken before the airliner went into a steep dive and almost vertically crashed into the North Park residential area of San Diego. The tragedy claimed the lives of all 135 people aboard, both Pilots of the Cessna and 7 people on the ground.
August 31st, 1988, Texas. At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 104 passengers were boarding a Boeing 727 operated by Delta Airlines, Bound for Colorado Springs. The cockpit voice recorder captured a conversation between the pilots and a flight attendant as the crew awaited takeoff clearance. They shared thoughts on the presidential election, and joked that in the event of an accident, they should leave something funny on the voice recording. This was a blatant violation of the sterile cockpit rule, which prohibits informal conversations during critical phases of flight.
However, the first pilot, Wilson Kirkland, continued chatting during the engine’s start-up checklist, and Captain Larry Davis didn’t attempt to stop him. As the plane approached the runway, Wilson called out each item on the checklist, and Kirkland confirmed readiness, “Engine anti-ice?” “It’s closed.” “Shoulder harness?” “They’re on.” “Flaps?” “15,15, green light.” This indicated the flap setting, which, in reality, had not deployed.
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