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Carriker Tr. His training and experience indicate he possessed the skill and training needed to recognize, analyze, and successfully recover a normally functioning aircraft from the routine wake vortex encounter experienced by USAir Flight 427. But Goodland will always resonate in my Heart and Mind and Gut as Home. FIRST OFFICER CHARLES B. EMMETTa. A wake vortex encounter would have been routine for such highly-experienced crew members.Listening to the pilots reactions on USAir Flight 427s Cockpit Voice Recorder tape also reflects that these pilots were not so startled by this routine wake vortex encounter that they applied incorrect flight control inputs and held them. Such encounters are quite common in line flying. Are COVID Vaccines Injuring Pilots? One of the few places in SW FL that resisted renovation, though a couple restaurants tried taking over the eclectic space; if you can get beyond the touristy types at Stans the Little Bar remains- a little larger but not much. US Air Flight 427 en route from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, approaching Pittsburgh International Airport, with a final destination of West Palm Beach Florida crashed into the ground killing all 132 souls on board. "The people on that airplane are not there on that hill," the bishop said. Berven Tr. Even so, unidentified victims may outnumber the identified. Also at the scene were emergency medical technicians -- unneeded now -- as well as Army and Air National Guard reservists and a silent man in tiger-striped fatigues with no identifying markings, pacing about with a trained German shepherd. A great deal of aircraft structure undoubtedly impacted the rudder pedals with enormous force as the aircraft telescoped on impact. The manufacturer did not provide the operator, prior to this accident, with an emergency procedure for recovery of a Boeing 737 from an uncornmanded, full rudder deflection or rudder reversal. These were workers pulled away from homes and families, from late shifts at offices and coaching stints on the soccer fields. HauntedPlaces.org makes no claims that any of the statements posted here are factually accurate. Youre dealing with water. The CVR recorded thumps on the aircraft which later testing showed were consistent with the impact of a wake vortex on the fuselage of a B-737. I followed her to the farthest tip of the island, along a sliver of twisting, winding gravel road, and noticed the aroma of the area had changed significantly. He has accumulated a total of 12,000 flight hours, of which approximately 8,000 have been in the B-737. at A-19. For example, one of the simulator recoveries from a rudder hardover at the 190 KIAS/Flaps 1 configuration required two separate descents to gain airspeed, and 35 seconds passed before the simulator was brought under control. Dave Vaughn, a pilot instructor, and Lt. Gary Abe, a student bombardier-navigator. Cohen Report at 2. Flight 427 originated in Chicago and was to stop in Pittsburgh before continuing on to West Palm Beach. After admitting there was insufficient pathological information on which to base an opinion, the Deputy Medical Examiner for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology provided an opinion to the Human Performance Group Chairman concerning the forces being applied to the rudder pedals by the pilots at impact. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. In its arrival phase approaching Pittsburgh, Flight 427 was sequenced behind Delta Air Lines Flight 1083, a Boeing 727 -200. at 2107. INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS1. At this point, recovery was possible but was very slow and required prompt, precise pilot control of pitch and airspeed to preclude entering an inverted attitude. at 2005; Cox Tr. Notwithstanding this lack of information, Dr. Hause went on to provide an opinion to the Human Performance Group in which he infer[red] the possibility that both pilots were symmetrically applying pressure to their respective left rudder pedals at the time of ground impact. Id. It is a technique to recover from a B-737 hardover rudder or rudder reversal. FIe completed each of these evaluations without a discrepancy. c. Speech Patternsi. Based on information known to them at the time, the flight crew reacted correctly to the uncomrnanded, full rudder deflection or rudder reversal and resultant left roll by selecting opposite aileron and attempting to maintain altitude. All rights reserved. Air traffic control tapes and the Cockpit Voice Recorder indicate First Officer Emmett was flying this leg. Yet there are still reports of newly found body parts. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the manufacturer to advise operators of the 737 that there were speeds below which the ailerons and spoilers could not counteract a hardover rudder. Id. The group found that the lateral control system could overcome the roll induced by a hardover rudder, except at the i90 KIAS/Flaps 1 data point. Below that speed, ailerons and spoilers are insufficient to stop the roll induced by a full rudder deflection. The Aircraft Performance and Human Performance Groups investigated several areas in an attempt to determine if the full rudder deflection that caused this crash was commanded by the flight crew. In fact, prevailing unusual attitude recovery techniques call for aft yoke pressure when recovering from a nose low attitude with less than 60-90C of bank.In December 1995, USAir increased by 10 knots its Boeing 737 minimum maneuvering airspeeds for the flaps 1, 5, and 10 settings at gross weights at and below 117,000 pounds. The cockpit voice recorder also shows that the pilots voices during the wake vortex encounter were unexcited. Carriker Tr. Id. Id. All 258 passengers and 13 crew on board the LA-bound jet were killed along with two people on the ground. Thursday, June 06, 2002. The accident flight was their tenth flight together during the trip. Id. Pete Germano crying "Oh God, Oh God" and "Hang on, hang on" filled a federal courtroom yesterday as a jury heard the last moments of USAir Flight 427 at 2165; Carriker Tr. Teams of dogs scoured the area after the crash to find body parts that cleanup crews missed, and the National Transportation Safety Board even used ground-penetrating radar to search. Id.Analysis of the intra-cockpit communications indicated there was no reluctance of the crew to seek and incorporate information from each other, and the level of coordination and communication was appropriate. Captain Jackson is experienced on the B737-300, having Hown 2,800 hours in that aircraft as both Captain and First Officer. The amount of altitude lost was not reported. During the accident sequence, the Captains comments (Hang on; What the hell is this?; Pull) were mainly limited to commands and attempts to evaluate the situation. Similarly, the Check Airman who flew three requalification flights with Captain Germano in May 1994 reported that Captain Germano was very meticulous, very professional, paid attention to detail, ran complete checklists, and followed all procedures. Id. Pete Germano crying "Oh God, Oh God" and "Hang on, hang on" filled a federal courtroom yesterday as a jury heard the last moments of USAir Flight 427 Id.Captain Germano was 45 years old at the time of the accident. at 2165. Worse yet, this crew faced the malfunction in a flight regime where recovery was impossible unless the crew reacted in a way that was contrary to their training and natural piloting instincts. The pilots comments indicated they were fully aware of their trajectory, but they were unable to change it. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMANCEThe investigation focused on two aspects of the performance of Captain Gerrnano and First Officer Emmett during their encounter with wake vortex and the subsequent uncommanded full rudder deflection that caused this accident. Id. Similarly, none indicate any instance in which correct controls were applied then inadvertently held after they were no longer needed. My private Journaling and photos are documented for posterity and despite preferring Not to be attuned to alternate dimensions and frequencies I follow my gut and like a magnet, am drawn to places and experiences I would never have sought out. Cox TR at 2161. Previously a Google Maps user picked up an unnamed individual waving to the car using the caption: "Say hello to the camera!". The site is in difficult terrain in a gully near Raccoon Creek. One purpose of these flight tests was to verify the accuracy of the Boeing MCAB simulators B-737 flight parameters. The F1:)R data clearly show the USAir Flight 427 wake vortex encounter was nothing out of the ordinary. Maintenance Records Group Chairmans Factual Report, October 14, 1994, Exhibit 1 1A at 4.The departure from Chicago and flight into the Pittsburgh area were uneventful. "Everything was just blown apart," Mr. Napolitan said today. Both Mr. Berven and Captain Cox stated that staying in the vortex was difficult because the dynamics of the aircraft and vortex resulted in the aircraft being Spit out of the vortex rather rapidly. The motions of the aircraft as the event progressed were relatively gradual and nearly continuous. However, no amount of unusual attitude training could have prevented this accident. Because the metallurgical analysis currently available is at best ambiguous, and Dr. Hause was not qualified to render an opinion on this data, no conclusions can or should be drawn concerning He forces being applied to the rudder pedals at impact.2. Preliminary Accident and Incident Notices are also available in csv format (Microsoft Excel) for downloading and use in databases or spreadsheets. No metallurgist has provided an opinion as to the significance of these bending and shearing patterns, but they would not seem to indicate that one pedal was under greater pressure than the other at impact, although they may provide some indication as to the relative strength and flexibility of the attachment hardware. For information on a specific accident or incident, direct your inquiries to the National Transportation Safety Board at the following address: 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW. Post-accident flight tests conducted in a Boeing 737-300 aircraft showed conclusively that 190 KIAS was at or very near the crossover speed for the weight and configuration of USAir Flight 427. Rescuers have reported finding limbs, a knee cap and fingers. The more the industry drags out phasing out 100LL, the more susceptible it is to looking unconcerned about public health risks. Google Maps. The NTSBs metallurgical analysis did not make any findings as to pressure being applied to the pedals at impact. Similarly, this submission does not analyze the various possible rudder control system failure modes because the investigation of this issue is ongoing and modifications of that system already recommended by the Safety Board should protect against future accidents. Navy officials identified the dead as Lt. Cmdr. Kretz is negotiating with the landowner, George Pecoraro, to buy seven acres to allow family members to visit at will and to protect the land from development. A Delta 727 was also landing in Pittsburgh and was four minutes in front od the USAir flight. Captain Cox thought unusual attitude training would not be pertinent if the unusual attitude resulted from a deflected flight control combined with a lack of full authority over all three axes of flight. "We were running around it, yelling, 'Is anyone alive?' This, too, is consistent with proper procedure. Upon encountering this uncommanded yaw and roll, the flight crew reacted properly by applying aileron and spoiler opposite the direction of the uncommanded yaw and roll. It should also be noted that in the 44 reports of wake vortex encounters cited in the Boeing memorandum, only two of the events even arguably included an incorrect application of flight controls by a crew member. at 1968. During the incident, First Officer Emmett transferred aircraft control to the captain, then assisted the captain in executing diagnostics and accomplishing the successful heavyweight landing. As part of the transition training, he received 12 Initial Operating Experience evaluation flights in the B-737, all of which he also completed without a discrepancy. The investigation revealed that the Boeing 737 rudder control system has certain anomalies which may have resulted in a rudder reversal or uncommanded full rudder deflection on the accident aircraft. Given the left bank and sideslip, it is also probable that the force vectors would focus more on the left side of the aircraft.Dr. Cox Tr. This simply was not an event that involved the sudden placement of an aircraft in an extreme attitude, nor was it a case where subtle changes in aircraft attitude went unnoticed by the crew until an extreme attitude had developed. Your CommentsHave a photograph taken from this location? Google Maps. Hauses inferences are nothing more than unfounded speculation by an unqualified witness based on ambiguous and inconclusive data. 1. The domestic passenger flight plunged to Earth just moments after take-off from O'Hare International Airport on May 25 1979. US Airways has always incorporated unusual attitude maneuvers, concepts and techniques into its pilot training programs. This evidence is consistent with the testimony of two pilots who participated in the wake vortex testing, who stated that the wake vortex encounter is not a disorienting event. He successfully completed each element of the required 12 hours of simulator upgrade training and 21 supervised line check flights. February 28, 1996 letter from Curt Graeber and Mike Carriker to Malcolm Brenner, at Part II, No. The flight tests and later engineering analyses revealed that for a B-737 aircraft in the same configuration as USAir Flight 427, there was a crossover speed near 190 knots. Zero AC. There is no evidence that both pilots attempted to simultaneously apply flight control inputs during the wake vortex encounter or the full rudder deflection that followed. Given Captain Germanos and First Officer Emmetts experience, these relatively benign motions resulting from a routine wake vortex encounter would not have led to an extreme misapplication of flight controls. Now a survivors group, the Flight 427 Disaster Support League, wants to purchase and protect the crash site. Letter from Malcolm M. Cohen, Ph.D. to Malcolm Brenner, Ph.D., September 21, 1995, at 1 (hereinafter, Cohen Report). Bing Maps. At this point, approximately five seconds prior to impact, the Captain said, Pull, but the aircraft immediately resumed its left roll, and the nose again dropped. Private property should be respected at all times, as should all posted signs concerning trespassing, hours of operation and other local regulations. 101 people died 75 survived. The entire plane and its passengers are scattered in shards across several hundred yards in up to 4 feet of water and several layers of mud and dead sawgrass. A rudder malfunction was to blame for the crash of USAir flight 427. Film, tape simulate crash of Flight 427 . at 2007. At no tune did Mr. Carriker feel he was losing control of the aircraft during these wake vortex encounters. A pin marking the crash site is just a short walk across a field where the white aircraft can be seen going over a creek. "You can't describe it. The Dade County Medical Examiners Office refused Wednesday to comment on its progress, but last week, Joseph Davis, a retired coroner who is taking part in the investigation, acknowledged there would be remains with no names. at 2037. The voice analysis shows that Captain Germano was attempting to analyze the nature of the problem while directing the recovery attempt. Dr. Michael Zernich was just leaving the Aliquippa hospital when he heard the first reports of the crash on his car radio and sped to the area. According to coroners Browne and Joe Levisky, a forensic toxicologist who helped investigate the March 3, 1991, United Airlines crash in Colorado Springs, Colo., investigators in Miami face a tougher challenge than they did. Its uploader, BewareTheSpamFilter, provided a link to the Google Maps location and a Wikipedia page about the tragedy. "I was in World War II, I was wounded, but you see something like this in civilian life -- the aftermath of this really bothers me.". at 2190. The plane crashed as it was approaching Pittsburgh. Indeed, at the time, of the USAir 427 accident, the manufacturer had not informed the airline industry of the crossover speed concept.While unknowingly cruising at or near the crossover speed for their weight and configuration, the crew of USAir Flight 427 encountered the wake vortex of a preceding aircraft. This submission does not analyze possible accident causes that were investigated and found not to be a factor, for they are quite numerous and undisputed. Conversely, Captain Germano keyed his microphone switch but once, and that was done in an attempt to notify air traffic control of USAir Flight 427s emergency. ``No trespassing signs are posted now, though visitors may tour the site with permission and a police escort. One question examined by these Groups was whether the flight crew commanded full-left rudder in reaction to the wake vortex then continued to command full-left rudder for 23 seconds while simultaneously attempting to overcome the rudder deflection with opposite aileron as the aircraft spiralled into the ground. In June 1997, Boeing provided the NTSB with charts purporting to depict the effect of bank angle on crossover speeds. My ex, now deceased, was a comedian with an intractable seizure condition- so he fit right in with the locals and we quickly became part of the tiny very tight knit community. Michael Carriker is the Senior Engineering Project Pilot for the B-737 at the Boeing Company. Cox Tr. Id. This latter speed is known as the crossover speed, although the term and the concept had not been made known to USAir or the airline industry prior to this accident. at 2110; Berven Tr. A four-foot-long piece of debris suspected to be from the plane was found more than six miles from the main crash site, said Zheng Xi, the commander in chief of the Guangxi Fire Rescue Corps. From friendly apparitions to some straight-up creepy paranormal activity, some people loved North Carolina so much they never wanted to leave, even in death. Some wept upon seeing the wreckage. ``Ive never seen so much devastation., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Id. 11. This uncommanded, dynamic, full-left rudder movement occurred when the aircraft was at or below the crossover speed and an uncontrollable yaw and roll to the left resulted. 2. However, this testing occurred before the simulator was modified to reflect the aircrafts actual rudder authority. The analysis also showed excellent crew coordination before and during the event and that First Officer Emmett was physically flying the aircraft.ii. They also had to be inoculated for hepatitis. Operations Group Chairmans Report, Exhibit 2A at 9. The purpose of this submission is to provide the National Transportation Safety Board with US Airways analysis and conclusions regarding the circumstances and causes of the crash of USAir Flight 427. A second anniversary memorial service was scheduled Sunday at a monument erected in Sewickley Cemetery outside Pittsburgh. The flight crashed on Thursday, September 8, 1994, killing 132 on board. Id. Human Performance Group Chairmans Factual Report, Second Addendum, October 5, 1995, Exhibit 14X-A, at 2. Balloons And Runway Calamities: Why Wait To Panic? Conversely, the lack of such straining in Captain. The fire was what Rob Cellini, another salesman at the dealership, remembered. Id. The report stated that during this exercise, recovery from yaw was in doubt. Id. Crowded Command Post. In both the tests and line flying, the maximum bank angle he typically has seen is 20 to 25 degrees. Because the metallurgical evidence currently available is at best ambiguous, and the pathology expert was not qualified to render an opinion on this ambiguous metallurgical data, no conclusions can or should be drawn concerning the forces being applied to the rudder pedals at impact. Bruce Mansfield Power Plant from Shippingport Bridge, Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant cooling towers, Levanti's American Bistro ("Kitchen Nightmares"). at 2010. Operations Group Report at 4. FLIGHT CREW RESPONSE TO FULL-LEFT RUDDER DEFLECTION. As the event progressed from a wake vortex encounter to an uncommanded rudder deflection or reversal, the voices of the pilots understandably express rising concern over the performance of the aircraft. It's tempting to decry the disappearance of the classic country airport. Nor does the record indicate any difficulty with orientation or controlling aircraft attitude. During none of the wake vortex encounters did Mr. Berven feel that the aircraft was out of control or even on the verge of being out of control. While the charts contain certain anomalies, they do indicate that B-737 crossover speeds increase with bank angle or, more correctly, with angle of attack or G loading. Id. Id. Captain Germano upgraded to B-737 Captain in September 1988. What do you think? Pilots who participated in the NTSBs wake vortex testing testified that encountering a wake vortex is not a disorienting experience, and the facts developed during the investigation indicate the pilots were aware of the attitude of the aircraft at all times during the accident sequence. Unknown to the flight crew and the industry, the aircrafts crossover speed required an increase in airspeed, and a corresponding loss of altitude, to accomplish a recovery. All of the passengers and crew members died, including a small child sitting in an adult's lap who was not counted in the initial death toll announced Thursday. "There was fire all over the place," he said, standing outside the showroom, which was now the headquarters for the coroner's team. Sure, many have been plowed up for houses or 2023 Aviation Publishing Group. I found Goodland, FL in 1978. WebThis is the site where Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashed in December 1972. His voice on the CVR is neither startled nor panicked; rather, the statement is nothing more than commentary. The radar data places USAir Flight 427 behind and slightly below the flight path of the B-727 at the time of the onset of the accident sequence. Gallo is pushing for a positive memorial, such as a bandshell, to ``bring joy., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. At around 19:03, as the aircraft was completing a left bank to put it on the assigned heading, the plane suddenly encountered the vortex of a Delta Air Lines flight ahead of them. ``I know parts of my wife are up there because a person I know was up there a few months ago and found a jawbone, said Jon Hamley of Chesapeake, Va. His wife, Sarah Elizabeth Slocum-Hamley, was a flight attendant. Law enforcement officials say they arrested eight people for trespassing near the debris. If he disregarded altitude loss and allowed airspeed to increase, the roll typically could be reversed at a 75 bank angle. At 1903:07, six seconds after the onset of the yaw, the aircrafts pitch attitude was approaching 20 degrees below the horizon. Prior to his employment at USAir, Captain Germano was a flight engineer for Braniff Airlines. Yesterday, the people of Hopewell and western Pennsylvania tried to fathom the wreckage and destruction that lay on a hillside six miles from Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. State emergency relief coordinators checked their longstanding plans for handling a disaster. During none of these times did First Officer Emmett direct conversation outside the aircraft. This configuration was proper according to both the manufacturers and USAirs maneuvering speed schedules.Early in the investigation, the Aircraft Performance Group conducted tests in the Boeing Multipurpose Engineering Cab (MCAB) simulator. System Group Chairmans Factual Report of Investigation, December 21, 1994, Exhibit 9A at 40; Metallurgists Factual Report No. As the uncorrunanded nodder movement began, the aircraft yawed and rolled to the left and the nose began to drop. Goodland came long after Id spent the 1st 20 years of my life in another area in the Midwest that is centered on the intersection of very powerful ley lines and my journey began at a very young age. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The Delta Air Lines Boeing 727, also en route to Pittsburgh, was 4.2 miles ahead of the USAir flight. at 2164. Approximately 2,000 feet above the terrain, as the aircrafts attitude passed 40 nose low and 15 of left bank, the left roll hesitated briefly. On Thursday, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, killing all 132 passengers and crew. You may wish to switch to the. To this day, it remains the deadliest crash in the history of Pennsylvania aviation. Teams of dogs scoured the area after the crash to find body parts that cleanup crews missed, and the National Transportation Safety Board even used ground-penetrating radar to search. Relying on the same data, Boeings September 25, 1996 contribution to the Board concludes that the crew of USAir Flight 427 were startled by their wake vortex encounter, leading to the incorrect application of full-left rudder and full-right aileron until the aircraft spiralled into the ground 23 seconds later. Therefore, disorientation was not a factor in causing this accident. Captain Germanos statements during the accident sequence were in the nature of commands and attempts to evaluate the situation and were proper in that context. Four days later, the aircraft crashed. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. In addition, all USAir pilots received unusual attitude recognition and recovery a number of times prior to becoming airline pilots. Federal investigators sift through the No. Captain Cox, the one pilot with extensive line flying experience who flew these tests, stated the vortex encounters are just not that disruptive. Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. The ultimate inference the Boeing contribution would have the Board draw is that the crew of USAir Flight 427 applied full-left rudder during the wake vortex encounter and held it there while applying fully cross-controlled ailerons until impact some 23 seconds later. "That plane could have landed in this parking lot," he said. There were no lights on the road nor gas stations or any other stores and very few old homes that sat far back from the road, basically invisible unless you knew they were there. Federal investigators sift through the No. Pecoraro is ill and was unavailable for comment at his Florida home. at 2191-2. One person was never positively identified in the Colorado crash that killed 25 people. Cox Tr. at 1973. The domestic passenger flight plunged to Earth just moments after take-off from O'Hare International Airport on May 25 1979. This evidence indicates the pilots performed their proper duties throughout the accident sequence, and there was no confusion about which pilot was manipulating the flight controls. USAir Flight 427 was a regularly scheduled flight between Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), with a stop at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Id. The Human Performance Groups efforts included study of the pilots backgrounds and the actions of the pilots in the final moments of flight. This data was not developed as part of the NTSB investigation and the underlying data and formulae were not provided to the NTSB. "Upholstery, clothes, pieces of bodies, luggage," said James Albert, the head of the Beaver County Board of Commissioners. Id. The pilots who flew the tests reported that the wake vortex encounters were easily recoverable and were not disorienting. Boeing 737 Flight Control System Critical Design Review Report, May 3, 1995 at 1. Because of the severity of the crash and the fact that the bodies were fragmented, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) declared the site a biohazard. Captain John Cox is a B-737 captain with USAir, and the Chairman of the Airline Pilots Association Central Safety Conunittee at USAir. The Check Airman who administered First Officer Emanetts last Proficiency. His flying career began at age 20 in 1969, when he received his Private Pilot Certificate from the FAA. Federal investigators sift through the No. at 16. Pete Germano crying "Oh God, Oh God" and "Hang on, hang on" filled a federal courtroom yesterday as a jury heard the last moments of USAir Flight 427 But for the most part, the workers had free rein as they cut a trail to the wreckage. ``After the TWA crash, the media kept saying the families main focus is finding a cause, finding a cause, said Hamley. Both the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) were recovered and used to help piece together what had gone so terribly wrong. This section addresses the flight crews response to the full-left rudder deflection experienced by the accident aircraft. After the encounter, there was no indication on the CVR of a change of aircraft control. at 1980. But one day my mom gave me some skin-so-soft (old Avon product) & bingo! As the plane approached Pittsburgh, it encountered the wake of Delta flight 1083. USAir Flight 427, en route from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, crashed nose first Thursday night, killing all 132 people aboard. At no time was Flight 427 closer than 4.1 miles (6.6 km) to Delta 1083, according to radar data. Among other things, the procedure calls for the flight crew to maintain an airspeed at or above the new maneuvering speed, even if altitude is lost in the process. Bing Maps. These actions were proper and consistent with existing knowledge and procedures but, unbeknownst to the flight crow, quickly placed the aircraft in a position from which recovery was not possible.C. "There were body parts, pieces of seats, luggage for 200 yards," Chief David said. When he attempted to keep the aircraft level and maintain 1gO knots, the aircraft could not be returned to wings level flight -it continued to spiral in a 70 bank. System Group Chairmans Report, second Addendum, October 5, 1995, Exhibit 9A at ;! 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