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Air Traffic Monitoring => Aviation Audio Clips => Topic started by: LeNeuph on February 04, 2015, 03:02:45 AM

Title: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: LeNeuph on February 04, 2015, 03:02:45 AM

Audio of last communication with tower + Mayday call (Shortened)

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: frcabot on February 04, 2015, 06:37:44 PM

:-( Now we just need a translation.

Edit: It looks like the Mayday call at 00:58 is in English although hard to understand, I think "Transasia 235, Mayday Mayday Engine Flameout"
The response from ATC sounds like : "Transasia 235 [unintelligible] contact Taipei Approach 119.7" Not sure what she says after other than repeated unsuccessful attempts to contact.

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: Penwhale on February 05, 2015, 01:09:47 AM

Quote from: frcabot on February 04, 2015, 06:37:44 PM

:-( Now we just need a translation.

Edit: It looks like the Mayday call at 00:58 is in English although hard to understand, I think "Transasia 235, Mayday Mayday Engine Flameout"
The response from ATC sounds like : "Transasia 235 [unintelligible] contact Taipei Approach 119.7" Not sure what she says after other than repeated unsuccessful attempts to contact.

I think the ATC controller said "TransAsia 235 [unintelligible] try again contact Taipei Approach 119.7". Maybe even "TransAsia 235, please try again contact Taipei Approach 119.7"?

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: Conan0910 on February 11, 2015, 11:12:47 AM

Is it normal for controllers to tell a plane with an engine down to contact approach without saying anything else？

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: flyflyfly on February 11, 2015, 04:45:01 PM

Quote from: Conan0910 on February 11, 2015, 11:12:47 AM

Is it normal for controllers to tell a plane with an engine down to contact approach without saying anything else？

Well, it at least shows she understood the emergency and offered an immediate return. She gave the frequency - all other information can wait and be exchanged later on. Swapping frequencies is quick, but saves the extra delay for tower/departure from coordinating and relaying - so speeds up communication for all involved. Also, a single engine failure usually isn't such a big deal, which would prevent a crew from changing frequencies - unlike Sully's double engine failure, where changing frequencies rightfully wasn't even suggested. And when a pilot prefers to stay on the frequency anyway, or delay the approach, he'll surely just say so (no need to ask).

So, yes, that was an extremely brief no-nonsense reply, but not really bad.

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: 757-rules on February 12, 2015, 01:36:42 PM

Quote from: frcabot on February 04, 2015, 06:37:44 PM

:-( Now we just need a translation.

Edit: It looks like the Mayday call at 00:58 is in English although hard to understand, I think "Transasia 235, Mayday Mayday Engine Flameout"
The response from ATC sounds like : "Transasia 235 [unintelligible] contact Taipei Approach 119.7" Not sure what she says after other than repeated unsuccessful attempts to contact.

Pilot: "Mayday, maday, engine burned out"
Corntroller: "Transasia 235 please return departure  contact approved,  119.7"

Edit: this is what I hear at 55 seconds..

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: JetScan1 on February 12, 2015, 02:08:11 PM

Pilot: Mayday Mayday engines inop
Tower: Trans Asia Two Three Five Songshan Tower, Contact Taipei Approach One One Nine Decimal Seven

Title: Re:
Post by: Conan0910 on February 17, 2015, 02:23:22 AM

i think the controller said something like 'transasia235 please return, contanct Taipei Approach 119.7'

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: Mirlady on February 18, 2015, 02:52:01 AM

PILOT: ENGINE FLAME-OUT. :-D

Title: Re: TransAsia GE235 crash
Post by: Mirlady on February 18, 2015, 02:53:32 AM

ATC: You need to (re)turn....