The Strange case of Voyager Flight 333
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Published 2023-04-08
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Have you ever dreamt off feeling real #weightlessness? Thats a dream for many but it turned into a nightmare for the #passengers and crew of this aircraft as out of nowhere, they found themselves suddenly hovering up towards the aircraft ceiling. The first officer, who was out for a break had to crawl upside down, back into the cockpit to try to find out what was going on and the story of what ultimately happened, is what I will be explaining to you today so stay tuned
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode.
Sources
Final Report:
skybrary.aero/sites/default/files/bookshelf/2718.pâŠ
Aircraft used: Airbus A330-300 by Project Mega Pack
flightsim.to/file/9147/airbus-a330-300
LAIRCM: military.africa
www.military.africa/2021/01/egypt-getting-u-s-infrâŠ
Flight Guide: transair.co.uk
transair.co.uk/charts-and-guides/flight-guides/pooâŠ
Airbus Video: Airbus Via Youtube
   âąÂ Airbus Atlantic Portugal Â
Zero-G Video: European Space Agency, ESA
   âąÂ Airbus Zero G Â
CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Voyager
02:32 - Flight details
04:38 - Civilian vs military
06:43 - Issues before departure
08:38 - Takeoff from Brize Norton
11:03 - Flying into the night shadow
13:40 - Weightless
18:23 - Wanting to land
21:46
All Comments (21)
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So I did Google the Court Martial, was stunned to discover the FO broke his back during the incident but still crawled into the cockpit to help regain control. Incredible response, that totally deserved a mention
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The moment you said camera I immediately remembered this one, the worst part was the pilot clearly knew what caused it, as he removed the object and didnât tell investigators, causing a lot of extra work and taking a lot of planes out of service while they determined what happened.
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I googled the court martial too, and it sounds like he wasn't on trial for causing the incident, but for misrepresenting the cause of the accident: it's obvious from the report that he must have known that the camera was to blame for the dive, but he didn't come forward with this information and kept blaming the autopilot, which caused the entire Voyager fleet to be grounded for 13 days, and 827,000 pounds had to be spent for chartering replacement aircraft.
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There's another hero hidden in the shadow in this video. The Airbus engineer that programmed the auto-safety functions. Without them, this plane would have disintegrated due to overspeed and/or inverted flying. The actions of the second in command and the crew where great. But the airbus software clearly saved them in this ordeal.
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The First Officer broke his back during the incident, but still managed to make it to the cockpit and get to his seat. He was medically downgraded afterwards, and required a long period of rehabilitation.
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I do adore such near-miss cases! No one dies, but the lessons are learnt.
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I have never had the slightest interest in being a pilot, however, since watching this channel, I veer wildly between REALLY wanting to be a pilot and REALLY not wanting to go anywhere near a plane ever again! Keep âem coming. Great production values, by the way.
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"...assigning blame is not and will never be the point of these investigations." Well said. I love that these kinds of agencies (NTSB, CSB) are focused on "what changes need to be made to ensure this never happens again." Because while John may have slipped up, blaming John does nothing to prevent a different person from repeating that error.
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Thank goodness for the automatic safety systems built into the plane! I can't imagine how the passengers must have felt.
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Gotta cheer for the designers of Airbus. The special safety features enabled the plane to 'save itself'.
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It is spectacular how much attention to detail goes into these investigations. Even simulating the camera near the stick to see what happens. That is some top notch attention to detail!
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He's not kidding when he says flying into the night from daylight is a shadow and it is truly spectacular even from the passenger view.
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I understand how this could have happened, it was a genuine and very human mistake by the captain. The part that made it a sackable offence was not admitting what had happened after he realised. I hope he regrets that but has managed to move on with his life. Iâm also sorry to hear that the FO broke his back in this incident. Incredible that he made it back to the controls.
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I was actually in Afghanistan when this happened and know people who were on the flight, some of whom never made it back to theatre due to various injuries. Interestingly, when I flew home it was on this very plane and we were told that we were the first passenger carrying flight after the incident.
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Many years ago something rolled under my brake pedal while I was driving, partially blocking its way down. Thankfully I noticed it quickly and in a situation where I could get it out before I needed to brake, but this could have been pretty bad. Since then I'm more careful about stuff lying around in the car, displaced floor mats etc.
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Fantastic episode as usual Captain, but why didnât you share with us that the co-pilotâs back was broken due to this incident? And for those wondering what happened to the pilot of this flight, he was sacked and dismissed from the Airforce.
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From your description, It seems very clear that the Captain knew exactly what caused the incident and deliberately chose to lie about it afterwards. That, honestly, I find much more bothersome than the factors that led to the incident in the first place. They can be fixed by changes in rules, procedures etc. But if the people that we're meant to rely on don't hold up their hands and tell the truth, then that's a much more insidious issue.
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The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend was dismissed the service because of this incident and handed down a four month sentence which was suspended. The courts martial found he was negligent and had falsified records to investigators.
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I am not a pilot. I am a retired liability risk manager. Iâm always impressed by and appreciative for your thoughtful and both well-researched and well-presented analyses. They show critical thinking. Thank you.
