This Plane Tried to MURDER Everyone Onboard | Pilot vs Airplane 

I love a good "everyone survived" video.

Another case of a blind spot in software design, just fortunate this one didn't kill anyone. At the same time, on a bouncy approach with wind shear and a trainee in the right seat, the captain should have called "my aircraft" and pushed the button for sole control through the side stick. But then the software flaw might have remained undetected and caused a fatal accident on some other flight. Heckuva way to do beta testing.

This incident could have been avoided with four words: CA: "My plane." FO: "Your plane."

I'll never forget watching that inaugural Airbus flight in France, lo, so many years ago, where the plane flew into terrain after takeoff. Chilling and prescient.

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No mention why the Captain took partial command without saying anything to the co-pilot.

Incredible! So very glad everyone survived! I don't understand why they didn't fault the captain for interfering with the first officer. He should have allowed him to fly it, or said I'm taking over. I'm surprised something worse didn't happen with such conflicting information coming from both pilots. Thank you for another great presentation.

I wouldn't say the plane tried to killed everyone. It did what it was designed to do and both pilots acting independently of one another confused the hell out it.

Even with all of our flaws I would still rather have a Human pilot 100% in charge.

I misread the title as Pilot tried to murder everyone, LOL Very well done video. I always look forward to your uploads.

The demonstration is incredible. You have put your efforts at your best. The level of detailed accuracy - 10 out of 10!! It's more than just a video, it's a short film. Keep up with it#

Another excellent video, TFC! Y’all are the best flight channel out there!!

Wow, TFC! This is a terrific video…best ever. Thank you for including such clear technical explanations.

The primary cause of the accident is the double input of the pilots without communicating.

As soon as I saw the title of this video, I knew it would be about an Airbus aircraft. I suspect that HAL, the computer in 2000 A Space Odessey was actually an earlier version of the computers installed in Airbus aircraft.

if the trainee was landing then the captain holds some resposabilty surely? if he wasn't undermining the trainee then the situation probably wouldn't have occured or at least would have been less dramatic.

OMG this was so well explained even with all the complexity of the situation.

Love your content. You always explain things so well. Additionally, when the incidents you cover are at night, you’re able to keep the screen well-lit. I especially like how you show actual conditions but then remove them so that the viewer can see what’s going on (hope that made sense to you). ❤

Isn't the real culprit the flight crew? Both trying to fly the aircraft simultaneously.

Another Fantastic recreation. Your production has gone a long way since you started. Also 👍on ur Digital resolution only keeps getting better. Pls keep up the Quality videos

Lack of comms between the two pilots. The trainee F/O needed to formally turn over control of the aircraft to the captain who would then acknowledge it. Also they really were not well trained on the differences in responses between wire and hydraulic controls.

My conclusion from this accident apart from the technical aspect is also due to the human performance and lack of Crew Resource Management (CRM) in the cockpit. Very good video. Keep it up!! 😍😍😍

The departing airport wasn't the only thing called "El Prat" the captain was a complete prat as well. If he wasn't happy at the way the approach was going all he had to say to the co-pilot was "I have control" or at least hold the red button in I think it's for 20 seconds and priority is, then given to his controller. Even with aircraft telling them "duel input" the captain still didn't grasp the situation. Did the plane try to kill them? No, the Captain made a damn good job of it himself. So, Airbus altered a few parameters ok, perhaps they were needed, but for Heavan's sake.

The Captain must shoulder the blame for attempted "murder" if you're really serious. When the weather shifted, the Captain should immediately have announced he was in command and switched off the co-pilot's stick. Then immediately announce a "go round"; full throttle, nose up, landing gear and flaps remain down. If the plane isn't a conscious entity, it can't bear responsibility for anoyone's death.

Fly by wire is fantastic... but we all know experienced pilots can ignore procedures (priority button) in heated situations.

Great video and explanation as usual. Keep up the great work.

Glad to see all survived! Excellent video with attention to detail on the scenery being second to none! Very impressive. Simple communication here could have avoided a whole lot of trouble but glad to see lessons were learned and hopefully for the flight crew too 👍

Welcome to another episode of "Battle of the Airbus Joysticks"

Maybe the Captain's stick inputs were subconscious reflex actions rather than conscious & deliberate?

Those magic words are music to my ears and bring hope to mankind and the future of air travel….. “Everyone Survived”

That’s not the plane’s fault, that was poor CRM with a little bit of bad weather. The captain should have taken over in a situation like that in my opinion.

Well... to be fair, the pilots were very much accomplices in trying to murder everyone, it wasn't all the plane's fault.

To me thats not the fault of the plane, but two pilot simultaneously controlling the aircraft, which they never should have done. The warnings about dual input were ignored. If i did understand the explanation, had that button on the stick be pressed, only one pilots input would have controlled the plane and the crash would not have happened.

One more comment, I don't watch anyone else, but both both of you, your both very good, it must take take you guys, a lot of work to this, well done an informative. Michael

Another great Flight Channel video. I noticed that in the two newst (to me) videos, you show people which is a nice added touch of realism. So glad to see that everyone survived!

The original software design didn’t factor in human factors. How likely is it that in a near-crash situation both pilots will instinctively make similar control inputs? Very.

Seems to me if the pilot would have kept his hands off the stick and let the co-pilot fly, they would have been fine.

Love the details of each video! Such a great channel

Love your videos @Theflightchannel for your next video, can it be the near miss at JFK that happened a couple of days ago.

Besides not using the overide button what happend to the captain useually giving the verbal confirmation "I got it"

Bilbao airport is one of the airports where it is most difficult to land in Spain, due to cross-wind problems and turbulence caused by its proximity to the sea and the mountains that surround it. Nice video.

could you please make a video about el al flight 1862 , the bijlmer disaster i would love too see that one

What a fantastic channel this is. I know nothing about how planes function, but you give such good education on the subject. Don't test me later though.😆 I so admire the skills and calmness in these pilots. They are amazing and deserve a medal for every safe landing. I always want to applaud them at the end of every flight I'm on. 😄

As my stepfather likes to say, "If it ain't Boeing, I'm not goin'!" lol

Very informative. You are truly an aviation expert.

It's a great video, as usual. Only a thing, the terminal 1 of Barcelona that appears at the beginning of the video was inaugurated in 2009, In 2001 all flights boarded from the today terminal 2.

As someone who designed software (non-critical) for over 30 years I can't imagine sitting in a requirements review meeting and having everybody nod in agreement that it was a good idea to algebraically sum up the input from both controls.

"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you." HAL 9000 acting as the Airbus

Aren't the pilots supposed to announce who is flying and the other pilot must confirm.

Looks like the captain needed some retraining.

Placing the two joysticks in a position where both pilots can not view them is criminal in my opinion. Having the Captain inputting commands without taking over command of the aircraft is also criminal. At least in assisted control aircraft (i.e. Boeing) the pilot in command can ask for help if the load is above one pilots strength, but with fly by wire there is no use at all for a second set of inputs. Fly by wire is badly thought out and only appropriate in aircraft with single pilot and a aircraft stability profile that is basically unstable.

This is 100% pilot error. This is why communication and the idea of "sterile cockpit" is so crucial. Another very great video here TFC 👍🏾

There's something to say about having good old cable and pulley flight controls. You can feel the forces as feedback, both pilot's are linked together, doesn't have all kinds of computer limitations, etc. I understand the pros of the fly by wire, but I think I'd prefer how the 737 does it.

The *priority take over* button usage should be the first point of Pilot training showing how important it is.

Though a minor defect in the software was found, it was ultimately pilot error. Neither of them enabled priority control when both of them were trying to control it at the same time in FLW.

OK, maybe not ALL the fault of the airplane (although why anybody would want to fly on a plane that even the manufacturers deem little more than a BUS, is beyond me) but instead due to two un-alert (is that even a word?, no matter) not setting either of their inputs to "priority". 🤦🏻‍♂ Thanks TFC, excellent retelling as ever!

I’m not sure whether it would have made any difference to the software, but surely the captain should have declared “my aircraft” instead of effectively “co-flying” the plane with a very inexperienced pilot. Strange CRM.

Thanks, excellent reconstruction of events. Hope you will eventually find out what happened at Pokhara ,Nepal.

Over the past few years, yours has become one of our favorite aviation-themed channels. In fact I’d feel comfortable wagering that we’ve seen each & every video on the channel - and we’ve really enjoyed them. Please don’t allow yourself to go down the path of ‘click bait’ titles. Your content is FAR too professional & well done for this. We’ve been consistently impressed by the work you’ve done. But this was a bit too reminiscent of “A Liar in the Cockpit” (I think I have that right - ?) from not too long ago. At best, a pretty subjective reach to have made with a title… but at worst, in the same vein as this. A more subjective look into these mishaps would be fine, and in fact I’d encourage your doing it. Could be really interesting. There’s certainly much to talk about with many of these. But perhaps in a separate series or even a second channel. Having something like that among the long line of fact based videos that you’ve produced might take a bit too much of the shine off the really fine work. At any rate… I hope you’re alright with what’s only meant as constructive criticism. We DO really enjoy the hard work. -All the best

EVERYONE SURVIVED 🙏👏👏

Be keen to hear how trainees career progressed

Video idea:how Japan airlines flight 123 lost it's vertical stabilizer and crashes

"I have control, get your greasy paws 🐾 off your stick!"

These videos do a great job making it seem authentic

Didn’t the exact same thing happen in Brazil, and the plane DID murder everyone on board. I believe it refused to stop on the runway and just kept going at more than idle speed.

It's just as well that this error in the computer settings was discovered during a very dangerous but non-fatal landing!

That’s scary!! I’m so glad everyone survived! ❤

Murder is defined as premeditated killing and/or sadistic intent.

What Flight Sim are your videos based on? I've seen MSFS2020 once or twice but is it mostly P3D you're playing? If it is that's amazing, it looks stunning: The graphics and everything, wow. Love your videos btw :)

This is why passenger flights should always have at least two pilots. Technology will fail at times.

Excellent channel and one thing that could make it even better is to provide voiceover with or in place of the text.

The background noise of the engines does add an element of foreboding to these videos that I can’t quite explain. Even though I’ve worked at an airport for 17 years and absolutely hate it… it’s a nice touch! 😱

It's good they landed safely, but I'm surprised there weren't any requirements for pilots and co-pilots to make sure one of them pushes the priority button when using both sidesticks, as mentioned in the video. That obviously contributed to the problems.

7:29 - 9:26 Rewinding the approach so many times, just to give text information is super annoying. Just let be the approach phase to landing and give text information just in the investigation. Youuu can alwayssss go arounddddd... Smart and logical! Smart plane! A good one for the plane. 🤝 Confident 🤓 Informative 🤗

"Oh now they finally agree on their inputs... i shall ignore them completely and see what haOUCH bad idea bad idea"

That young pilot will not have any problem to remember his first revenue flight!

Airbus has seen human-machine interface problems on flight decks leading to accidents where systems override pilot inputs, sometimes with lethal results. I held onto the "if it ain't Boeing I ain't going" mantra as long as I could, but Airbus has become so prolific I don't have much of a choice anymore.

The only channel planes drop like flies.

Why dual input mistake is so common. After so much of flying hours & sim practice still Capts fail to realize this simple mistake due to which numerous accidents happened. During adverse situation Capt must take priority & first officer should assist him & not fly on his own, destroyed the jet..

So, Airbus modified the system for Laurel and Hardy. Nice.

You've now created so many videos that you've run out of the "plane crashed, everyone dies" type. I knew this would happen, I KNEW it.

The pilots played Tekken on an Airbus joystick. Very nice!

Final grades for Flight School Class 101 is "F" for both as they forgot the first rule of team must communicate. Wash out and find another occupation.

Well done video, thanks for the explanations - non-pilot here -- what exactly was wrong with the controls before Fly-By Wire? Thanks in advance for any clarification...

Please make a video on yeti airlines ATR that recently crashed in pokhra....

The captain messed up.

Plane be like: oh look, a penny! 😂 👌 🪙 ✈️

It is incorrect that in older models pilots' yolk is connected to physical cables. The yolks are connected to a sophisticated hydraulic system of pipes that then move the actuators on the wing and tail surfaces. If the yolk was connected to cables (the way they were in WW1 and 2 planes) it would be extremely physically taxing on the pilots ability to move surfaces on today's large wide body jumbos

Too bad Airbus didn’t test for this prior to utilizing the software on passenger flights. That kind of “testing” can be costly in the end.

Plane performed as designed. This was pilot error. The system was tweaked subsequently in order to prevent a possible repetition of this specific kind of pilot error.

i think the main cause of this incident is lack of trust from one pilot to other when one is flying other is not supposed to interrupt any flying input, unless the pic wants to take the control and say i have cntrol

Good job but can you make the nepal air crash that happened recently

So it was nothing to do with the plane, the captain just didn’t follow instructions, probably overwhelmed the system and fucked the plane

Your videos are must see. Excellent. Aussie Bob

Youuu can alwayssss go arounddddd... Smart and logical! Smart plane!

How do I message you? I have an incident I would very much like to see you do a video on. I flew for the navy btw

Third law of flying 101: communicate, i.e. captain to first officer " my plane" red button (?)

More like brain dead captain tried to murder everyone, zero communication and selecting TOGA at that point was madness

Silly, inaccurate clickbait title. Love your videos but you’re better than that.

Yeah the title is kind of click bait, and seeing the word murder is a bit abrasive....try again