United Airlines 777 Nearly Crashes Departing Hawaii (Dec 18 2022, just being reported now )
I am surprised this has not been posted, as is all over MSN--but with all simply repeating the same thing.
This is the radar altitude track of the near disaster
The brief facts as gleaned from an aviation site {see below}is that a few minutes after takeoff UAL 1722 lost control at 2,200 feet, and began an up to 8,600 foot-per-minute uncontrolled descent over a 45 second period which was arrested only 775 feet above the ocean.
This descent was apparently totally missed by Air Traffic Control as instead of ATC saying something like "United 1722 Heavy, Say Altitude!!" no comment at all was made and 1722 was routinely cleared on its way.
Upon arrival in San Francisco, the pilots apparently filed an "Aviation Safety Reprotting System" report--which allows for a 'get of of jail free' card if a report is made to ATC or the FAA about an incident. The plane had a routine turnover in SF and then continued on to Chicago.
When this news broke, UAL would only say that “United then closely coordinated with the FAA and ALPA {Airline Pilots Association} on an investigation that ultimately resulted in the pilots receiving additional training. Safety remains our highest priority."
Very strangely, there was apparently NOTHING posted on social media about this harrowing experience by anyone. The article speculates this may have been because the same day people were seriously injured on a Hawaiian Airlines flight near Maui.
There is SO MUCH of CONCERN here. Aviation seems to be suffering the same widespread rot as is experienced by many professions.
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 came within around 800 feet of impacting the Pacific Ocean off the north coast of Maui shortly after takeoff on December 18. The occurrence, not previously reported, adds to a series of extremely serious safety incidents and major operational disruptions within the U.S. aviation system in recent weeks.
Flight 1722 from Maui to San Francisco left Kahului Airport at 2:49 PM Hawaiian time in stormy weather and initially appeared to climb normally. Granular data analyzed with Flightradar24 showed the aircraft reached roughly 2,200 feet before beginning a steep dive that, according to the tracking telemetry, reached a descent rate of nearly 8,600 feet per minute.
The aircraft quickly recovered, but not before descending below 775 feet. Two people familiar with the incident said the climb produced forces of nearly 2.7 times the force of gravity on the aircraft and its occupants as that steep descent transitioned to an 8,600 foot per minute climb. The entire incident appears to have stretched no more than 45 seconds and in between radio calls with air traffic controllers in Maui, according to LiveATC recordings reviewed by The Air Current.
The aircraft subsequently climbed to 33,000 feet and landed in California 27 minutes early after the 4-hour and 15-minute Pacific crossing. The Boeing widebody configured with 364 seats was quickly turned around at SFO and departed to Chicago on its next flight about two and a half hours later.
https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/united-maui-dive-ua1722-close-call/
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Maui KOGG ATC could use a little polishing {REFresher TRAining} too.
Doubt that Jimmy Hogg would be happy with this level of airmanship
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