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Second SFO Disaster Avoided Seconds Before Crash

Posted by timothy on from the why-passengers-clap-on-landing dept.

sabri writes "On July 25th, flight EVA28, a Boeing 777 flying from Taiwan to SFO, was on the final approach for runway 28L when they were alerted by ATC that they were only at 600ft above the ground at less than 4NM from the threshold. SFO's tower directed the flight crew to climb immediately and declare missed approach. Assuming they were flying at 140 knots (typical approach speed of a 777), they were less than 2 minutes from the runway and at a 3 degree angle (approx 500ft/min descent), about a minute from impact. This is the same type of aircraft and runway used by the crashed Asiana flight. Similar weather conditions and awfully similar flight path. Is there a structural problem with computer-aided pilot's ability to fly visual approaches?"

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  1. Captain Wi Tu Low is at it again by Lost+Found · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly he learned so much from his last flight

    1. Re:Captain Wi Tu Low is at it again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wrong airline, that's a copilot and you misspelled his name. The pilots first named in the Asiana crash were Captain Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow". Those names turned out to be wrong though. Other suggestions included Park Ma Plen Tu-Sun and Ha Yu Lan Dis Tang. KTVU's news director "Munchma Quchi" may be to blame for the errors, reported investigative journalist Stephen Colbert.

    2. Re:Captain Wi Tu Low is at it again by lgw · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, you're just homophonophobic.

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  2. So who was phone? by JeanCroix · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is there a structural problem with computer-aided pilot's ability to fly visual approaches?

    Parse fail. I've even had my 3 cups of coffee and I got nothin'.

  3. The only solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    is to ban all airplanes. Because of the children.

  4. Re:This /. headline is sensationalist drivel by Dwarfgoat · · Score: 4, Funny

    I expected a little less sensationalism and a lot more intelligence from slashdot.

    You must be new here. ;)

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  5. TLA overload in OP's FYI from the FAA - WTF? by Overzeetop · · Score: 4, Funny

    So the LDA is OTS at SFO and the FAA published RNAV PRM for SOIA. TTL that ATC stepped in or EVA28 would have been SOL and all passengers DOA.

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