A Pilot Is Stunned to Find Out How Low His Plane Actually Is 😧 Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

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August 14, 2013: A last-minute runway switch and a non-responsive autopilot convinces the pilot of UPS 1354 to land the plane himself. Suddenly, he realizes just how close to the ground he is-but it’s too late.
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  • @nuuttilaitinen
    @nuuttilaitinen2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine complaining about your ups package being late and then seeing that on the news

  • @OrsonKrennic57

    @OrsonKrennic57

    2 жыл бұрын

    @gamer buster oops

  • @nuuttilaitinen

    @nuuttilaitinen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @gamer buster what did the email say? Was it like "your package fell from the sky during the shipping"

  • @cardi1783

    @cardi1783

    2 жыл бұрын

    gamer buster lol rip

  • @jorgedeane3054

    @jorgedeane3054

    2 жыл бұрын

    @gamer buster proof

  • @Kiep16

    @Kiep16

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jorgedeane3054 how did we got the proof lmao

  • @pieseldatches
    @pieseldatches2 жыл бұрын

    The wreckage of the cockpit made it look like both the pilots survived but unfortunately it didn't happen.

  • @noahlewis7438

    @noahlewis7438

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do we know why I’ve always wondered why they didn’t since the cockpit looks fine

  • @samdubois9893

    @samdubois9893

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it was blunt force trauma even through the cockpit separated or smoke inhalation 🤷‍♀️

  • @noahlewis7438

    @noahlewis7438

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@samdubois9893 yea I could see g forces/blunt force trauma being the reason

  • @cc201135

    @cc201135

    2 жыл бұрын

    it looks like G force from the impact was so severe for human body to handle, you can see at 3:39 the rear of cockpit was badly buckle so the entire nose and cockpit bend to left side , my condolences for both pilots

  • @magz875

    @magz875

    2 жыл бұрын

    They were instantly killed. They didn't show us pictures from inside the cockpit. COMPLETELY smashed

  • @magz875
    @magz8752 жыл бұрын

    Crash was prolonged and VERY violent. RIP UPS Heavy!

  • @noone-ft9lw
    @noone-ft9lw2 жыл бұрын

    I did the environmental cleanup on this crash, and that reenactment was amazingly accurate, there was a little more cart-rolling but very good.

  • @saramcdonalds427

    @saramcdonalds427

    Жыл бұрын

    WHAT THE PILOTS WERE LOOKING LIKE AFTER THIS HAPPENED MAY I ASK

  • @martin_ish3re

    @martin_ish3re

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, what DID the pilots look like?

  • @noone-ft9lw

    @noone-ft9lw

    10 ай бұрын

    @@martin_ish3re They had been removed before I arrived. I heard different stories, one was that they were ejected and way over away from us, but in the years since and talking to other people, I think I am certain they were found in cockpit section we had to work around.

  • @icynoob05
    @icynoob052 жыл бұрын

    Ever thought of changing that outro to its darker here?

  • @helwatywahab5236

    @helwatywahab5236

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes🗿🗿🗿😂

  • @tgavran1870

    @tgavran1870

    2 жыл бұрын

    "It's *brighter* here" is the moto of Smithsonian channel

  • @ArkansasGamer

    @ArkansasGamer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't ever change it

  • @raziahmad7838

    @raziahmad7838

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL 😂

  • @Interdictiondeltawing

    @Interdictiondeltawing

    2 жыл бұрын

    Change it

  • @itzanselmo1394
    @itzanselmo13942 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P both pilots

  • @blakjack3053
    @blakjack30532 жыл бұрын

    To fly, a thousand things have to go right To crash, only one thing has to go wrong

  • @agentm10

    @agentm10

    2 жыл бұрын

    In general, this is not true. Most aviation accident causes follow a swiss chess model, where many holes from many slices have to line up exactly right for the crash to happen.

  • @blakjack3053

    @blakjack3053

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@agentm10 US Airways flight 1549 just one thing went wrong, bird strike...

  • @agentm10

    @agentm10

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blakjack3053 and there is only one metal in the periodic table that is liquid in room temp and pressure. What's your point? Please study aviation accident reports to see why your first statement is philosophically and practically a dangerous one.

  • @blakjack3053

    @blakjack3053

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@agentm10 lmao yeah whatever pal

  • @agentm10

    @agentm10

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blakjack3053 ditto!

  • @nathancard884
    @nathancard8842 жыл бұрын

    Narrator: "Tragically both pilots are killed." Music: 💃🕺💃🕺

  • @hoobergaming2995

    @hoobergaming2995

    2 жыл бұрын

    they really need to change that outro

  • @nathancard884

    @nathancard884

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hoobergaming2995 ikr

  • @beepboop7219

    @beepboop7219

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's brighter becuz of the flames.

  • @ilaydaaaaucrrr

    @ilaydaaaaucrrr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hoobergaming2995 reace in peace

  • @landonfanning5076
    @landonfanning507610 ай бұрын

    It’s been 10 years, Shanda. We haven’t forgotten.

  • @MonsterIsABlock
    @MonsterIsABlock2 жыл бұрын

    Really sad, i hope something like this will never happen again.

  • @dangerousgrandma..4851

    @dangerousgrandma..4851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes 👍🏾

  • @MJR-Edits

    @MJR-Edits

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree

  • @chrisigoeb

    @chrisigoeb

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thats an illusion, crashes like this or worse will always happen from time to time

  • @Powerranger-le4up

    @Powerranger-le4up

    2 жыл бұрын

    Since the accident, UPS has made improvements. They now have sleep rooms for the pilots so they can nap and catch up on sleep while the cargo is sorted

  • @fungusz_4292

    @fungusz_4292

    2 жыл бұрын

    it defo will tho

  • @BUTTERRECRUIT
    @BUTTERRECRUIT10 ай бұрын

    I now work as a ramp agent at BHM and ive heard the stories of it, im still very nervous around planes and always keep an eye on arriving and departing flights

  • @Jamesright449

    @Jamesright449

    20 күн бұрын

    The chances of getting in a plane crasy is 0.00000009% out of 1 million, don’t be nervous you will be fine, ATC watch’s every step you take, pilots is trained and flight attendants are trained in any situations. I’m working on to become a pilot for UPS.

  • @its.me_mo-
    @its.me_mo-8 ай бұрын

    2:32 The way she says "Oh my god!" is very heartbreaking, I almost fainted.

  • @perfectscotty
    @perfectscotty2 жыл бұрын

    Going into BHM they always left us high and slam dunked us. This happened consistently to us and when this accident happened I felt that was part of this crews unstabilized approach. The captain also failed a checkride due to poor no precision approach performance.

  • @I_SuperHiro_I

    @I_SuperHiro_I

    Жыл бұрын

    Well the new UPS A300 cockpits hopefully will reduce incidents like this. The flight director screen is massive.

  • @AirportPlaneSpotting
    @AirportPlaneSpotting2 жыл бұрын

    2:26 that airliner came perilously close to hitting a truck

  • @thedragonsnortchannel2609

    @thedragonsnortchannel2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not just any truck... An oil carrier by the looks of it

  • @lostcarwalkin

    @lostcarwalkin

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t see anything

  • @AirportPlaneSpotting

    @AirportPlaneSpotting

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thedragonsnortchannel2609 If the plane hit that tho…

  • @thedragonsnortchannel2609

    @thedragonsnortchannel2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AirportPlaneSpotting Then all hell would've broken loose in Alabama

  • @pankajkushwaha2288

    @pankajkushwaha2288

    2 жыл бұрын

    You got the time stamp wrong

  • @sc1_b01
    @sc1_b019 ай бұрын

    “Hey, why didn’t we get our package yesterday?” * checks news * *”oh no”*

  • @floppa6218
    @floppa62182 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being that truck driver and the plane just goes yeet over the truck like 1 feat above you

  • @heatherlynsey3092

    @heatherlynsey3092

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would’ve had a heart attack.

  • @xz2683
    @xz26832 жыл бұрын

    a cheap $800 GPS mounted on the dash could have saved them. thanks FAA for not allowing it, im sure you know whats best

  • @I_SuperHiro_I
    @I_SuperHiro_I Жыл бұрын

    Fireman: get that fire out! I’ve got 3 packages on this plane!

  • @helwatywahab5236
    @helwatywahab52362 жыл бұрын

    Narrator: "tragiclly both pilots are killed" Outro:💃🕺

  • @hotsauce4960

    @hotsauce4960

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmaoo

  • @ashedits456

    @ashedits456

    2 жыл бұрын

    bro like stop it. you are like disrespecting those people that died.

  • @skiworanking160

    @skiworanking160

    2 жыл бұрын

    I should not be laughing at this 🤣😂😂😂

  • @northern830

    @northern830

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow! What a original comment!

  • @J0LL1B33

    @J0LL1B33

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashedits456 how would it be disrespect when the outro of Smithsonian says, "it's brighter here" with happy music playing?

  • @jackwoods9604
    @jackwoods96042 жыл бұрын

    New to this channel and these type of Simulations....Really Like them a lot...These Vids also show the crash unlike some other Simulation channels...Thanks for this Channel

  • @Gamatech123

    @Gamatech123

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are two shows I used to watch all the time as a kid after school: "Dogfights", and "Air Crash Investigation". The former has the same CGI creations, as they analysis historical air battles and each plane's manoeuvres. The latter is, well, what's in this video. Both of them are fantastic watches, even if their visual effects are painfully outdated by today's standards. That all being said, I believe they're restarting Air Crash Investigation!

  • @geoffwickens3871
    @geoffwickens38712 жыл бұрын

    I would hate to be working the OD&D desk that day!

  • @Commentator541
    @Commentator5412 жыл бұрын

    I love the reconstruction.

  • @mikeflippo6273
    @mikeflippo62732 жыл бұрын

    The lesson here is don't try and salvage a bad approach, go around and set it up again. Getting behind the airplane in instrument meteorological conditions (in the clouds) is a recipe for disaster. Very tragic.

  • @StonewallTitlow
    @StonewallTitlow2 жыл бұрын

    I honestly did not know Birmingham had an airport, or that UPS flew planes from my hometown to there.

  • @kampango789
    @kampango7892 жыл бұрын

    There goes my express packages up in flames

  • @mataiyasisega852
    @mataiyasisega8522 жыл бұрын

    I don’t why I keep watching there some interesting about solving plane crashes

  • @thesydneytrainfan4478
    @thesydneytrainfan44782 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P To these 2 Pilots from the UPS 1354 Crash. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @dangerousgrandma..4851
    @dangerousgrandma..48512 жыл бұрын

    That’s really sad cries

  • @DeerRunner
    @DeerRunner2 жыл бұрын

    My understanding is when something says the landing is dangerouse if you have the ability to safely stay in the air you immediately abort the landing.

  • @Henrik_Official
    @Henrik_Official2 жыл бұрын

    "Did we hit something?"

  • @noahthesarcastictd

    @noahthesarcastictd

    2 жыл бұрын

    He actually said that in the CVR.. DUDE YOU ARE HITTING SOMETHING

  • @Opgamer-jb7fk
    @Opgamer-jb7fk2 жыл бұрын

    This is very good channel

  • @djexitkenya881
    @djexitkenya8812 жыл бұрын

    This narattor is dope

  • @myexescallmetictac8297

    @myexescallmetictac8297

    2 жыл бұрын

    He also does I almost got away with it.

  • @rocknwash
    @rocknwash2 жыл бұрын

    How do I watch the Full Video on this please ?

  • @jonjon7147
    @jonjon71472 жыл бұрын

    Yet the packages were still delivered on time.

  • @mikelangston7699
    @mikelangston76998 ай бұрын

    That first officer....damn son ♥

  • @BattleMaster_21
    @BattleMaster_214 ай бұрын

    I cannot believe that they didn't survive! R.I.P all to them

  • @toniqqq1
    @toniqqq12 жыл бұрын

    it was a false reading by the autopilot showing on the screen their altitude so the pilots manually descend the plane not knowing how close they already were im not blaming airbus for this mistake it was a malfunction

  • @siddhantiyer3037

    @siddhantiyer3037

    2 жыл бұрын

    its a boeing plane not airbus.

  • @pankajkushwaha2288

    @pankajkushwaha2288

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s Boeing

  • @samwheat1302

    @samwheat1302

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pankajkushwaha2288 No it's Airbus A300. You can tell by cockpit windows that it's an Airbus aircraft.

  • @aidanw3985

    @aidanw3985

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@siddhantiyer3037 0:22 the narrator says its a new Airbus A300

  • @toniqqq1

    @toniqqq1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@siddhantiyer3037 its airbus a300 as said early on the video

  • @davvvvo
    @davvvvo2 жыл бұрын

    Back to the *Its brighter here* outro i see.

  • @martyzielinski1442
    @martyzielinski14422 жыл бұрын

    Damn. My IR modified camera is coming in from New Jersey on one of those things. And all I thought I’d have to worry about are the porch pirates....

  • @ChrisC1946
    @ChrisC19462 жыл бұрын

    This is why my ups packages are always late

  • @Marvelous0419
    @Marvelous04192 жыл бұрын

    ''oh no'' Said calmly

  • @hyphencubed
    @hyphencubed3 ай бұрын

    "Tragically, neither pilot survived" Smithsonian It's brighter here!

  • @RichLopp
    @RichLopp2 жыл бұрын

    I was working at that UPS airport in Louisville the day that happened

  • @mmb1892
    @mmb18922 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what would a driver think of a airbus 300 10meters above their head

  • @oliviaadan8208
    @oliviaadan8208 Жыл бұрын

    I'm from KY and Louisville is right down the road

  • @howardjohnson8569
    @howardjohnson85692 жыл бұрын

    I did not like playing since I watch videos like this😭😭😭

  • @bill-nj6fc
    @bill-nj6fc Жыл бұрын

    thats where my box is

  • @Nittylovesvr
    @Nittylovesvr2 жыл бұрын

    everyone knows how ups delivers

  • @williampeaslee9857
    @williampeaslee98572 жыл бұрын

    2:25 geez drivers must've been in for a show on the road below the plane there.

  • @JuanGamer0202
    @JuanGamer02022 жыл бұрын

    2:23 POV: You are eating at a road restaurant and a plane casualy pass up to close of the ground

  • @NoName-fq2lg
    @NoName-fq2lg2 жыл бұрын

    When the female pilot heard Notice to airmen she was like 👁👄👁

  • @leakedworlds6240
    @leakedworlds62402 жыл бұрын

    The cameraman really catching eveythings

  • @rafsanAhmed93
    @rafsanAhmed932 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, your Amazon package can't be deliver this Thursday because it crashed landed somewhere near Alabama. We will try to deliver it tom.... you know what never minddd.

  • @charleswilkerson3408
    @charleswilkerson34082 жыл бұрын

    Where’s the rest of the story?

  • @jafarmurtaja1482
    @jafarmurtaja14822 жыл бұрын

    First time seeing an airbus crash on this channel 😂

  • @Go4i.t
    @Go4i.t Жыл бұрын

    Why the hell didnt the warning system kick in a lot earlier, saying they are too low... It began nano secs before the first treetop was hit... And where was ATC???

  • @pankajkushwaha2288
    @pankajkushwaha22882 жыл бұрын

    Smithson can keep the 💃 outro in their main channel but in the aviation one keep it dark 🖤

  • @SkyGodHQ
    @SkyGodHQ7 ай бұрын

    Average day at UPS:

  • @virxest
    @virxest Жыл бұрын

    This episode just aired and I am shocked that the plane had two runways activated at the same time without warning. We started to land on two runways at the same time and the plane was like "ok". The signals should have screamed loudly that something is wrong.

  • @xblox1

    @xblox1

    Жыл бұрын

    plane was preparing saws to cut in half for landing?

  • @fissalwasonline3944
    @fissalwasonline39442 жыл бұрын

    If the rate of decent was slower and if it wasn’t tilted it might have had at least a higher chance of surviving the impact

  • @LaniakeaDenizen
    @LaniakeaDenizen2 жыл бұрын

    I feel like the actors weren't as good in this one compared to other episodes.

  • @TheGamer-ll2cs

    @TheGamer-ll2cs

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wdym

  • @pieseldatches

    @pieseldatches

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's because both the pilots shown in this were fatigued.

  • @drdj8860

    @drdj8860

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thougt it was good but mkay :)

  • @PutraRhm

    @PutraRhm

    2 жыл бұрын

    That omg voice lmao

  • @JustMigs66

    @JustMigs66

    2 жыл бұрын

    I mean its good enough

  • @Powerranger-le4up
    @Powerranger-le4up2 жыл бұрын

    The captain was going through tunnel vision.

  • @TB-um1xz

    @TB-um1xz

    2 жыл бұрын

    This and they were probably tired as well.

  • @Turboaviation4357
    @Turboaviation43572 жыл бұрын

    Your vids I rate 9000/9000

  • @oneilbrissett4854
    @oneilbrissett4854 Жыл бұрын

    The fact that the impact looked very simillar to flight 6

  • @warwings117
    @warwings1172 жыл бұрын

    Oh Gooooddd........sorry time's up.

  • @snipeplays160
    @snipeplays1602 жыл бұрын

    Awww man!

  • @darsh7164
    @darsh7164 Жыл бұрын

    Ok I know it isn’t funny but I couldn’t help but think abt thst one guy checking his package status

  • @JobeBrianLabasan
    @JobeBrianLabasan2 жыл бұрын

    The autopilot Trying to save them

  • @Earth9.010
    @Earth9.0102 жыл бұрын

    Plane is going down

  • @thomasisbored9060
    @thomasisbored90602 жыл бұрын

    Oh that’s were my package webt

  • @johnny5805
    @johnny58052 жыл бұрын

    Ohhhh this is a re-badged version of Mayday ! They really upgraded their software. It even looks better than MS Flight 2020 !

  • @johnrifara8339
    @johnrifara83392 жыл бұрын

    Rip pliots

  • @thebigbosschannelbsw5351
    @thebigbosschannelbsw53518 ай бұрын

    I think this plane flew right over Bowling Green ky cause of the flight path

  • @jamesjackman4638
    @jamesjackman4638 Жыл бұрын

    I remember this crash as some of my parcels where on that doomed flight. R.I.P to the crew who died on that tragic day

  • @rashunrileyriley6365
    @rashunrileyriley6365 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know how I ran across this video but this happened by my house this was so sad to see them laying out there dead so 😢 sad I moved....

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    Where's my package?

  • @kathymcmahon5308
    @kathymcmahon53082 жыл бұрын

    How do I get the full episode?

  • @JT_Prodz2
    @JT_Prodz22 жыл бұрын

    imagine not getting your package that cost 1k

  • @NotbaderrorRBLX
    @NotbaderrorRBLX2 жыл бұрын

    Poor trees

  • @AbdulMalik-rx4ok
    @AbdulMalik-rx4ok2 жыл бұрын

    What did the plane show a faulty altitude reading ?

  • @ermirhoti9199
    @ermirhoti91992 жыл бұрын

    How is that possible

  • @ColaCannon1
    @ColaCannon12 жыл бұрын

    Airbus A300: *crashes* Outro: *I T S B R I G H T E R H E R E*

  • @kidlightning1736
    @kidlightning17362 жыл бұрын

    I guess United Problem Solvers (UPS couldn't figure out why they were crashing.

  • @saramcdonalds427

    @saramcdonalds427

    Жыл бұрын

    MORE LIKE UNDER PRESSURE TO SURVIVE THE TO IS SILENT THOUGH

  • @Im_StewieGriffin
    @Im_StewieGriffin2 жыл бұрын

    2:10 I'm sorry but that “OH NO” 😂

  • @StringerNews1
    @StringerNews12 жыл бұрын

    We may never know what happened. Oh well....

  • @bismail77
    @bismail772 жыл бұрын

    2:25 fuel truck saw the plane so low to the ground

  • @flyingpotato5652
    @flyingpotato56522 жыл бұрын

    Bruh they used emojis lol

  • @therobbinsnest45
    @therobbinsnest45 Жыл бұрын

    I saw photos inside the cockpit after the crash when I worked for the city, not pretty

  • @makomoe
    @makomoe2 жыл бұрын

    its the 😧 for me

  • @ChaseIsUnCool
    @ChaseIsUnCool2 жыл бұрын

    How many packages can you lose???

  • @Duck001_

    @Duck001_

    2 жыл бұрын

    457

  • @user-mw5qy7pm9g
    @user-mw5qy7pm9g Жыл бұрын

    when I first saw pictures of the front I thought both pilots survived

  • @dharmmasangha9133
    @dharmmasangha91332 жыл бұрын

    how do they re enact these crashes?

  • @mekabodybarspringfield1723
    @mekabodybarspringfield17232 жыл бұрын

    He has pilot alot got alot of lives

  • @Thebronx695
    @Thebronx6957 ай бұрын

    2 deathes 2 survivors

  • @windows7homebasic625
    @windows7homebasic625 Жыл бұрын

    RIP to the pilots of flight 1354 but also flight 6

  • @robywalker5764
    @robywalker57642 жыл бұрын

    That cockpit looked survivable. How did the die?

  • @rmsteutonic3686

    @rmsteutonic3686

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe from having their heads thrown into the controls

  • @Eric_Bassett

    @Eric_Bassett

    2 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever been in a car wreck of anykind, even with minor damage and low speeds like 30mph; you could experience back and neck pain for days or weeks after. Now imagine sitting in an aluminum tube as it crashes at speeds of 100+ mph, look at all the damage to the front end of the plane.. blunt force trauma will certainly kill you in a crash like this even if the plane is somewhat intact.

  • @williampeaslee9857
    @williampeaslee98572 жыл бұрын

    2:32 most dramatic oh my god I've ever heard in this show.

  • @monkey-bananaaaaaaa
    @monkey-bananaaaaaaa2 жыл бұрын

    I guess they forgot to put the landing gear on

  • @DMVRailfan
    @DMVRailfan Жыл бұрын

    I think that’s why my package is late

  • @techandunbox_
    @techandunbox_2 жыл бұрын

    Why dont cockpits have airbags They might help in such crashes where the front part detaches

  • @draco2xx

    @draco2xx

    2 жыл бұрын

    no, plane is not a car. if the engineers thought it was a good idea they wouldve been had airbags in the cockpit

  • @user2005_8.

    @user2005_8.

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because seat belt is Mandatory.. And it's double seat belt

  • @saramcdonalds427

    @saramcdonalds427

    Жыл бұрын

    @@draco2xx NOT A CAR THEN WHY SEATBELTS THEN EXPLAIN THAT EINSTEIN DISTANT RELATIVE SINCE YOU KNOW SO MUCH

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