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Narrator: A LUXURY JET
ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE
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IS JOLTED IN MIDAIR.
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Co-pilot: DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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Pilot: DO WE HAVE A WING TIP?
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Narrator: THE PLANE HAS
LOST PART OF ITS WING.
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Man: IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE
WERE IN VERY, VERY BIG TROUBLE.
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Pilot: WE'RE GOING DOWN.
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Narrator: THE CREW STRUGGLES
TO LAND THE BADLY DAMAGED PLANE.
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Pilot: NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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Narrator: BUT THE TROUBLE ISN'T
OVER WHEN THEY HIT THE GROUND.
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THE CREW IS DETAINED AND
QUESTIONED BY POLICE.
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SOMEHOW, THIS SMALL PLANE HAS
TRIGGERED THE WORST CRISIS
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IN BRAZILIAN AVIATION HISTORY.
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Flight attendant:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE ARE STARTING OUR APPROACH.
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Pilot: WE LOST BOTH ENGINES!
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Flight attendant:
PUT THE MASK OVER YOUR NOSE.
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EMERGENCY DESCENT.
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Pilot: MAYDAY, MAYDAY.
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Flight attendant:
BRACE FOR IMPACT!
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Controller: I THINK I LOST ONE.
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Man: INVESTIGATION STARTING...
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Man: HE'S GONNA CRASH!
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Narrator: SEPTEMBER 29, 2006,
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL.
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Man: THREE, TWO, ONE!
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WOO-HOO!
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Narrator: IT'S A BIG DAY
AT EMBRAER HEADQUARTERS.
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THE BRAZILIAN AVIATION FIRM
HAS JUST SOLD
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A BRAND NEW PRIVATE JET
TO EXCELAIRE,
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A U.S. CHARTER COMPANY.
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THE PRICE TAG--$25 MILLION.
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Joe Sharkey:
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANE,
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AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE CEREMONY
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THAT EMBRAER HAD IN THE HANGAR
JUST BEFORE WE GOT ON THE PLANE.
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AND THE GUYS FROM EXCELAIRE
WERE PARTICULARLY PROUD.
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Narrator: THE LEGACY IS
A MODIFIED REGIONAL JET...
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THE CABIN REDESIGNED
FOR COMFORT.
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IT CAN SEAT UP TO 13 PEOPLE.
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AND IN ITS FIRST FOUR YEARS OF
SERVICE, EMBRAER HAS DELIVERED
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ALMOST 100 OF THESE
SLEEK BUSINESS JETS.
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EXCELAIRE WILL USE THE JET TO
FLY CUSTOMERS AROUND THE WORLD.
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BUT FIRST, THE COMPANY
HAS TO GET THE PLANE
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UP TO THE UNITED STATES.
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JOSEPH LEPORE AND JAN PALADINO
WILL BE AT THE CONTROLS
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FOR THE JET'S MAIDEN VOYAGE.
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THEY'VE BEEN DOWN IN BRAZIL
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS,
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GETTING FAMILIAR
WITH THE NEW PLANE.
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JOE SHARKEY IS A REPORTER
FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES.
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HE'S BEEN OFFERED
A FREE RIDE HOME.
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Sharkey: WE WERE DELIVERING
AN AIRPLANE, BASICALLY,
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AND MY ROLE WAS HITCHHIKER, AND
THEY KINDLY INVITED ME ALONG.
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Narrator:
THE LEGACY JET IS HEADING
TO MANAUS IN NORTHERN BRAZIL,
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A STOPOVER ON
ITS WAY TO NEW YORK.
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HALF AN HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF,
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THE LEGACY IS FLYING OVER
THE HEART OF BRAZIL.
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THE COUNTRYSIDE
STRETCHES OUT BELOW.
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THE VIEW OUT THE WINDOW
IS SPECTACULAR.
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Sharkey: I GLANCED OUT,
AND I WAS AMAZED.
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JUST TO THE HORIZON,
NOTHING BUT TREETOPS.
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AND I JUST REMEMBER
HOW PRETTY IT SEEMED.
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Narrator: AT 10 MINUTES
TO 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON,
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THE LEGACY JET MAKES CONTACT
WITH CONTROLLERS
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AT THE BRASILIA
AREA CONTROL CENTER,
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STILL NEARLY 65 MILES AWAY.
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Jan Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
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FLIGHT LEVEL 370,
GOOD AFTERNOON.
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[CONTROLLERS DIRECTING PLANES]
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Narrator:
75% OF THE COUNTRY'S AIR TRAFFIC
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IS HANDLED BY THE CONTROLLERS
IN THIS ROOM.
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[SPEAKING PORTUGUESE]
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Wellington Rodrigues,
translated: THE TRAFFIC VOLUME
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IS LARGER THAN IN ANY OTHER
CONTROL CENTER IN THE COUNTRY.
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Narrator: ONE OF THE MANY PLANES
THEY'LL BE DEALING WITH TODAY
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IS THE LEGACY JET.
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EVERY FLIGHT THAT'S HANDLED
BY BRASILIA ACC
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APPEARS ON COMPUTER SCREENS
AS A SMALL CIRCLE,
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MOVING IN THE DIRECTION
OF THE PLANE.
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THE COMPUTER ALSO DISPLAYS
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THE PLANE'S ACTUAL
AND PLANNED ALTITUDES.
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Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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SQUAWK IDENT.
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Paladino: ROGER.
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Narrator:
PALADINO SENDS OUT A SIGNAL.
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CONTROLLERS USE IT TO CONFIRM
THAT THE DATA ON THEIR SCREEN
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IS COMING FROM THE PLANE
THEY THINK IT IS.
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Controller: RADAR SURVEILLANCE.
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Narrator: AN HOUR LATER,
THE FLIGHT HAS SETTLED
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INTO A FAMILIAR ROUTINE.
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Sharkey:
THE MOOD SORT OF SETTLED DOWN,
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EVERYBODY WAS WORKING,
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AND IT WAS JUST A VERY, VERY
CALM AND PEACEFUL TIME.
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AND I WAS TRANSCRIBING NOTES
FROM ONE OF THE INTERVIEWS
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FROM THE EMBRAER TOUR.
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Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Narrator: BUT IN THE COCKPIT,
PALADINO IS HAVING TROUBLE
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GETTING BACK IN TOUCH
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WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
IN BRASILIA.
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Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Narrator:
HE CAN'T RAISE CONTROLLERS
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ON THE FREQUENCY HE USED
ALMOST AN HOUR AGO.
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HE TRIES OTHER CHANNELS.
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Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Narrator: AFTER 12 ATTEMPTS,
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PALADINO FINALLY GETS IN TOUCH
WITH BRASILIA ACC,
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THIS TIME WITH
A DIFFERENT CONTROLLER
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WHO PROVIDES RADIO FREQUENCIES
FOR FUTURE CONTACT.
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Controller: CONTACT 123.32.
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[STATIC, INAUDIBLE NUMBERS]
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Paladino: I'M SORRY,
I DIDN'T GET THE LAST TWO.
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SORRY, SAY FREQUENCY
ONE MORE TIME
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FOR NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Narrator: THE LEGACY LOSES
RADIO CONTACT AGAIN.
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Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Narrator:
AS THE PILOTS TRY TO RESTORE
COMMUNICATION WITH BRASILIA,
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THE PLANE CONTINUES
TO POWER THROUGH THE SKY.
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IT'S JUST MINUTES BEFORE 5:00.
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[LOUD BANG]
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Sharkey: SUDDENLY
THERE WAS THE LOUDEST BANG
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I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.
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THE CONCUSSION ITSELF SEEMED
TO AFFECT EVERY ATOM IN MY BODY.
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[LOUD BANG]
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Joseph Lepore:
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
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Paladino:
JUST FLY THE AIRPLANE, DUDE.
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Lepore: DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
SIT DOWN BACK THERE!
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Narrator: NO ONE'S SURE
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE JET.
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BUT WHEN JOE SHARKEY
LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW,
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HE'S STUNNED BY WHAT HE SEES.
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Sharkey: THE END OF THE WING
WAS CHOPPED OFF,
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AND IT WAS SERRATED.
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IT LOOKED LIKE
IT HAD BEEN CHEWED OFF.
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IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE WERE
IN VERY, VERY BIG TROUBLE.
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Narrator: EXCELAIRE
VICE PRESIDENT RALPH MICHIELLI
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RUSHES TO THE WINDOW
FOR A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.
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Sharkey: I SAID TO RALPH,
"HOW BAD IS IT?"
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AND HE LOOKED AT ME,
AND HE SAID, "IT'S BAD."
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Narrator: WITH MORE EXPERIENCE
FLYING THIS TYPE OF PLANE,
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CO-PILOT PALADINO TAKES OVER
CONTROL OF THE LIMPING JET.
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Paladino: JUST LET ME FLY
THE THING, DUDE, ALRIGHT?
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WE'RE DESCENDING,
I WANT TO GET DOWN.
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Lepore:
OKAY, IT'S YOURS, IT'S YOURS.
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Narrator: THE CREW STILL CAN'T
MAKE CONTACT WITH CONTROLLERS.
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Lepore: NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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DO WE HAVE A WING TIP?
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Ralph Michielli: NO!
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Lepore: DAMN IT.
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Narrator: THE ENTIRE TIP OF THE
LEGACY'S WING IS BREAKING UP.
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THAT AFFECTS AIRFLOW
AND IS MAKING THE PLANE
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HARD TO CONTROL.
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Lepore: HOW YOU DOING? OK?
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Narrator: AS THE PLANE BEGINS TO
DESCEND, PASSENGERS IN THE BACK
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ARE WORRIED THAT THE DAMAGED
WING IS GETTING WORSE.
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Sharkey: OUR MAIN CONCERN
WAS THAT WING.
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IT HAD TAKEN SUCH A HIT THAT THE
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE WING
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WAS OBVIOUSLY IN QUESTION.
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THE LEADING EDGE WAS SEPARATING.
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Narrator: WITH SO MUCH
DAMAGE TO THE WING,
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THE PILOTS CAN'T TURN SHARPLY.
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TOO MUCH STRESS COULD
RIP THE WING RIGHT OFF.
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Sharkey: WE WERE IN A POSITION
WHERE WE REALIZED
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WE WERE GOING TO DIE.
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I THOUGHT OF MY WIFE,
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, OK,
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ONE THING I CAN DO IS I CAN
WRITE A NOTE TO MY WIFE,
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WHICH I DID.
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I TOOK OUT MY REPORTER'S
NOTEBOOK, AND I WROTE, YOU KNOW,
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A SHORT NOTE SAYING
THAT I LOVED HER,
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AND THAT--WELL, YOU KNOW,
JUST SAYING WHAT I COULD.
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Narrator: THE AMAZON IS A BAD
PLACE TO HAVE TO LAND A PLANE.
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IT'S A DENSE JUNGLE FOR
AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.
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Sharkey: THERE'S NOTHING
DOWN THERE BUT TREES,
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AND I THOUGHT, WHERE ARE THEY
GONNA PUT THIS AIRPLANE DOWN?
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Lepore: PLEASE ANSWER,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Narrator:
THE CREW OF THE LEGACY JET
SEARCHES DESPERATELY
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FOR A PLACE TO LAND
THEIR CRIPPLED PLANE.
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CAPTAIN JOSEPH LEPORE FINDS
A SMALL MILITARY BASE
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ON HIS CHART.
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Lepore: NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY.
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Controller:
STATE YOUR EMERGENCY.
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Lepore: NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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WE NEED TO LAND AT
SIERRA BRAVO CHARLIE CHARLIE.
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IS THAT YOUR AIRPORT?
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Controller: AFFIRMATIVE.
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Lepore: DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG
YOUR RUNWAY IS?
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Controller: 2,600 METERS.
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Lepore: STANDBY.
2,600, IS THAT ALRIGHT?
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Paladino: THAT'S 8,000 FEET.
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Lepore: OK, WE'RE COMING IN,
WE'RE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
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THIS IS NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
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Paladino: DID YOU SEE SOMETHING?
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Lepore: SOMETHING HIT US.
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Narrator: 8,500 FEET IS
MORE THAN LONG ENOUGH
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TO LAND THE LEGACY.
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BUT THE CREW DOESN'T KNOW
HOW THE PLANE WILL RESPOND
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WHEN IT TOUCHES DOWN.
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Sharkey: THE CANOPY OF GREEN,
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THERE WAS A SLASH OF BROWN
ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY.
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I HEARD JOE SAY,
"THERE'S AN AIRPORT."
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Lepore: SIERRA BRAVO,
WE SEE YOU, WE'RE COMING IN.
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Narrator: FINDING AN AIRPORT
WAS A STROKE OF LUCK,
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BUT THE CREW'S TROUBLES
ARE FAR FROM OVER.
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NOW THEY HAVE TO GET THE DAMAGED
JET SAFELY ON THE GROUND.
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PALADINO AND LEPORE CAN'T
CONFIGURE THEIR PLANE
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FOR A ROUTINE LANDING.
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Paladino:
HOLD THAT IN PLACE, DUMP THE
FLAPS AT THE TOP OF THE FLARE.
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ALRIGHT, GIVE ME NINE
ON THE FLARE.
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Lepore: NINE.
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Narrator: EXTENDING FLAPS
INCREASES THE SIZE OF THE WING.
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SINCE A BIGGER WING
CAN GENERATE MORE LIFT,
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PILOTS CAN SLOW DOWN TO LAND.
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Lepore: YOU GOOD?
Paladino: YEAH, I'M GOOD.
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Narrator: WITH ALL THE DAMAGE
THEY'VE SUSTAINED,
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THE CREW DOESN'T WANT TO PUT
TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THEIR WING.
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THEY WON'T BE ABLE
TO EXTEND THEIR FLAPS
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UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT.
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THEY'LL HAVE TO FLY
FASTER THAN USUAL.
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Sharkey: WHEN YOU LAND UNDER
THOSE SORT OF CIRCUMSTANCES,
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YOU'RE LANDING FASTER
THAN YOU NORMALLY WOULD,
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AND YOU GET A REAL APPRECIATION
OF JUST HOW FAST
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AN AIRPLANE IS ACTUALLY MOVING,
BECAUSE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW,
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YOU'RE COMING DOWN
LIKE GANG BUSTERS.
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I SEE THESE TREES NOW, YOU KNOW,
AT GROUND LEVEL, JUST, SORT OF,
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IT LOOKED ALMOST LIKE A MOVIE
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WITH ONE OF THOSE
MOVING BACKGROUNDS.
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AND I'M THINKING, I HOPE
THIS RUNWAY DOESN'T RUN OUT.
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Narrator:
PALADINO HITS THE BRAKES HARD.
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Lepore: GOOD, GOOD.
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YOU GOT IT.
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HOLD IT.
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Narrator: THEN, FINALLY,
THE PLANE BEGINS TO SLOW.
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Paladino: WOO!
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OH, MAN!
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Lepore: GOOD JOB. OH, MAN!
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Sharkey: AND THEN FINALLY
WE JUST DID COME TO A HALT,
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AND THERE'S THAT BEAUTIFUL
SILENCE THAT OCCURS
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WHEN THE ENGINES ARE SHUT DOWN
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AND EVERYTHING WAS
JUST QUIET AGAIN.
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Narrator:
FOR MORE THAN 25 MINUTES,
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THE BUSINESS JET HAD FLOWN
WITH PART OF ITS WING TORN OFF.
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THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE
TO THE PLANE'S TAIL.
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SOMEHOW, HIGH OVER
THE RAIN FOREST,
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SOMETHING TORE INTO THE PLANE.
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THE CREW'S FLYING
WILL SOON BE ANALYZED
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AND DEBATED THROUGHOUT BRAZIL.
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THE VERDICT AGAINST THEM
WILL BE HARSH.
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Controller: N-600-XL.
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Narrator: THE EMERGENCY
ON BOARD THE LEGACY JET
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HAS THROWN BRASILIA ACC
INTO TURMOIL.
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BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM
CONTROLLERS ARE FACING--
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A BOEING 737 WITH 154 PEOPLE
ON BOARD, GOL FLIGHT 1907,
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SHOULD BE ON RADAR
IN BRASILIA....
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BUT IT HASN'T SHOWN UP.
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Controller 1:
MANAUS, THERE ISN'T ANY GOL.
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THERE ISN'T ANY GOL
WITH US HERE.
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Controller 2: IT'S ON ITS WAY.
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Narrator: THEY CHECK ITS STATUS
WITH CONTROLLERS IN MANAUS
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WHO WERE LAST IN CONTACT
WITH THE PLANE.
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Rodrigues: ANXIETY WAS HIGH,
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00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:41,193
AND CONTROLLERS WERE CONFUSED
ABOUT WHAT TO SAY.
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THEY DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
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Narrator:
DEEP IN THE AMAZON, THOSE
WHO WERE ON THE EXCELAIRE JET
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ARE ALSO STRUGGLING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
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Lepore: WE HIT SOMETHING, MAN,
THAT'S ALL I KNOW.
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Sharkey: MAYBE IT WAS A CONDOR?
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Lepore: [LAUGHS]
IT WAS 37,000 FEET.
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Sharkey: WELL, MAYBE IT WAS
A MILITARY JET.
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Paladino: NO, I THINK
A PLANE MUST HAVE EXPLODED,
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AND WE FLEW THROUGH
THE DEBRIS FIELD.
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Lepore: NAW, THERE WOULD
HAVE BEEN MORE IMPACT.
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Narrator:
AS THEY TRY TO PIECE TOGETHER
THE DAY'S STRANGE EVENTS,
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THE GROUP GETS
SOME SHOCKING NEWS.
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A GOL FLIGHT HAS CRASHED.
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IT'S THE PLANE
THAT'S BEEN MISSING.
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Lepore: WHAT?
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Sharkey: IT WAS LIKE
A THUNDERCLAP--
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THE WORLD CHANGED IMMEDIATELY.
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AND JOE AND JAN
WERE JUST STRICKEN.
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I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN TWO
MORE ANGUISHED MEN IN MY LIFE.
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Narrator: THE GOL FLIGHT CRASHED
RIGHT WHERE THE LEGACY
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LOST A PIECE OF ITS WING.
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IT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE.
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[HELICOPTER]
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APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES
FROM THE MILITARY BASE,
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THE WRECKAGE OF GOL FLIGHT 1907
HAS BEEN FOUND.
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00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:11,183
THE SHATTERED REMAINS OF THE
PLANE LITTER THE JUNGLE FLOOR.
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00:14:18,023 --> 00:14:22,161
THE NEWS HITS CONTROLLERS
IN BRASILIA EXTREMELY HARD.
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00:14:22,161 --> 00:14:23,896
Leila Suwwan: THEY HAD JUST
REALIZED THAT THE WORST THING
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00:14:23,896 --> 00:14:28,300
THAT COULD HAPPEN
IN THEIR CONTROL HAPPENED.
288
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PEOPLE WERE CRYING.
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00:14:29,902 --> 00:14:32,138
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD TO BE
DRAGGED OUT OF THE ROOM.
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00:14:32,138 --> 00:14:36,041
THINGS WERE NOT
UNDER CONTROL IN THE ROOM.
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00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:37,643
Narrator:
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS,
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TROOPS PORE OVER
THE SCENE OF THE GOL CRASH.
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THE DENSE JUNGLE
SLOWS THEIR PROGRESS.
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A MAKESHIFT HELICOPTER LANDING
PAD IS CARVED OUT OF THE JUNGLE.
295
00:14:50,256 --> 00:14:53,793
IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLEAR
THAT NO ONE HAS SURVIVED.
296
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154 PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
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00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:00,399
AT THE TIME,
IT'S THE WORST CRASH
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00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:03,469
IN THE HISTORY
OF BRAZILIAN AVIATION.
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COLONEL RUFINO FERREIRA IS
IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION
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00:15:14,013 --> 00:15:16,315
INTO THE GOL CRASH.
301
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[SPEAKING PORTUGUESE]
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Rufino Ferreira, translated:
AN INVESTIGATOR ALWAYS
HAS TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
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00:15:21,987 --> 00:15:24,857
YOU CAN'T START WITH
ANY PRECONCEIVED IDEAS.
304
00:15:24,857 --> 00:15:27,460
WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION
OF THE ACCIDENT,
305
00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:29,862
THE ONLY THING WE KNEW FOR SURE
WAS THAT WE HAD FOUND THE PLANE
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00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:32,298
THAT WAS MISSING.
307
00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:36,635
Narrator: THE WRECKAGE OF THE
GOL JET IS SPREAD OVER A MILE.
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00:15:36,635 --> 00:15:38,838
THE WIDESPREAD DEBRIS
TELLS INVESTIGATORS
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THAT THE PLANE RIPPED APART
BEFORE CRASHING TO THE GROUND.
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00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:48,214
Ferreira: THE AIRCRAFT
DISINTEGRATED DURING THE FALL.
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00:15:48,214 --> 00:15:50,549
IT HIT THE GROUND IN PIECES.
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00:15:55,888 --> 00:15:58,257
THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO DAMAGE
CAUSED BY THE IMPACT
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00:15:58,257 --> 00:15:59,825
WITH THE GROUND.
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00:15:59,825 --> 00:16:02,027
THE PLANE HAD ALREADY
FALLEN APART.
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00:16:09,068 --> 00:16:12,338
Narrator: ON OCTOBER 2,
JUST THREE DAYS AFTER THE CRASH,
316
00:16:12,338 --> 00:16:15,608
THE PLANE'S FLIGHT DATA RECORDER
IS FOUND.
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00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:18,711
MOST OF THE COCKPIT VOICE
RECORDER IS ALSO RECOVERED--
318
00:16:18,711 --> 00:16:22,281
EXCEPT FOR ONE CRITICAL PART.
319
00:16:22,281 --> 00:16:24,750
Ferreira: IN THIS ACCIDENT,
THE IMPACT WAS SO STRONG
320
00:16:24,750 --> 00:16:28,454
THAT THE MODULE SEPARATED
FROM THE RECORDER.
321
00:16:30,689 --> 00:16:33,325
Narrator: MODERN VOICE RECORDERS
DON'T USE TAPE.
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CONVERSATIONS ARE RECORDED
DIGITALLY ONTO A MEMORY MODULE.
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00:16:37,663 --> 00:16:41,333
BUT THAT PART OF THE GOL CVR
HAS BROKEN FREE.
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00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:43,536
WITHOUT IT, THE REST OF
THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER
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00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:45,137
IS USELESS.
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00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,377
WHILE THE SEARCH FOR
THE MODULE CONTINUES,
327
00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:53,012
FERREIRA LOOKS
AT THE INFORMATION
328
00:16:53,012 --> 00:16:56,348
FROM THE 737'S
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER.
329
00:16:59,451 --> 00:17:03,188
HE LEARNS THAT THE PLANE
WAS FLYING AT 37,000 FEET.
330
00:17:03,188 --> 00:17:08,360
IT WAS ON COURSE AND FLYING
LEVEL AT ITS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE.
331
00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:11,497
THEN, WITHOUT WARNING,
THE PLANE PITCHED OVER
332
00:17:11,497 --> 00:17:13,799
AND PLUMMETED TOWARD THE GROUND.
333
00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:17,770
WHATEVER HAPPENED,
IT WAS SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC.
334
00:17:17,770 --> 00:17:21,707
THE DATA RECORDER TELLS FERREIRA
THAT THE PLANE SPUN 11 TIMES
335
00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:23,876
BEFORE IT HIT THE GROUND.
336
00:17:28,314 --> 00:17:30,916
COLONEL FERREIRA STUDIES
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DATA
337
00:17:30,916 --> 00:17:32,885
FROM THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
338
00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:35,287
THERE IS NO SIGN
OF THE GOL FLIGHT.
339
00:17:37,089 --> 00:17:39,525
BUT THE READINGS FROM
THE SMALLER LEGACY JET
340
00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:41,360
CAPTURE HIS ATTENTION.
341
00:17:43,262 --> 00:17:46,332
IT SEEMS TO BE
FLYING ERRATICALLY.
342
00:17:46,332 --> 00:17:48,767
INSTEAD OF KEEPING
TO A SINGLE ALTITUDE,
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00:17:48,767 --> 00:17:52,938
THE RADAR SHOWS IT FLYING
UP AND DOWN DANGEROUSLY.
344
00:18:02,314 --> 00:18:05,651
PERHAPS THE PRIVATE JET PILOTS
WERE TESTING OUT THEIR NEW PLANE
345
00:18:05,651 --> 00:18:08,287
BY CLIMBING AND
DESCENDING QUICKLY.
346
00:18:09,989 --> 00:18:12,257
THEY MAY HAVE COLLIDED
WITH THE GOL JET
347
00:18:12,257 --> 00:18:15,327
AS A RESULT OF
THEIR RECKLESS FLYING.
348
00:18:15,327 --> 00:18:18,364
WHEN THAT INFORMATION LEAKS OUT
TO THE COUNTRY'S NEWSPAPERS,
349
00:18:18,364 --> 00:18:20,833
IT MAKES FRONT-PAGE NEWS.
350
00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:23,636
Suwwan: THE POPULATION
THOUGHT IT WAS UNJUST
351
00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:29,341
THAT A SMALLER AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE
TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING
352
00:18:29,341 --> 00:18:33,245
WHILE THE LARGER AIRCRAFT
WITH 154 PEOPLE
353
00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:36,181
JUST FELL INTO THE AMAZON,
AND EVERYONE DIED.
354
00:18:38,984 --> 00:18:42,054
Narrator: NEITHER LEPORE NOR
PALADINO ARE OFFICIALLY CHARGED,
355
00:18:42,054 --> 00:18:44,623
BUT THEY ARE CONFINED
TO A HOTEL ROOM IN BRAZIL
356
00:18:44,623 --> 00:18:47,359
WHILE THE INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES.
357
00:18:52,598 --> 00:18:55,167
[DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS]
358
00:18:55,167 --> 00:18:56,935
FERREIRA INTERVIEWS
THE TWO PILOTS
359
00:18:56,935 --> 00:19:00,639
ABOUT WHAT THEY DID
AND WHAT THEY SAW.
360
00:19:00,639 --> 00:19:03,942
Lepore: LOOK, WE WERE PROCEEDING
NORTHWEST ON COURSE TO MANAUS
361
00:19:03,942 --> 00:19:05,844
AT 37,000 FEET.
362
00:19:05,844 --> 00:19:07,680
OK, WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO
CONTACT BRASILIA CONTROL...
363
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,448
Ferreira:
WERE YOU CHANGING ALTITUDE?
364
00:19:09,448 --> 00:19:11,250
Lepore and Paladino: NO!
365
00:19:13,519 --> 00:19:14,787
Sharkey: I WAS ON THE PLANE.
366
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HAD THE PLANE BEEN
FLYING ERRATICALLY
367
00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:19,191
OR DOING LOOP-DE-LOOPS
OR WHATEVER IT WAS,
368
00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:21,694
I THINK I WOULD HAVE HAD
A PRETTY GOOD STORY
369
00:19:21,694 --> 00:19:23,262
FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES.
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00:19:23,262 --> 00:19:27,166
Ferreira: DID YOU SAY YOU WERE
FLYING AT 37,000 FEET?
371
00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:29,601
Lepore: YES, THAT'S RIGHT,
FLIGHT LEVEL 370.
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00:19:29,601 --> 00:19:31,270
WE NEVER MOVED FROM THAT.
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00:19:37,409 --> 00:19:39,378
Narrator: WHEN FERREIRA
REVIEWS THE INFORMATION
374
00:19:39,378 --> 00:19:41,580
FROM THE LEGACY'S
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER,
375
00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:44,383
HE CONFIRMS THE PILOT'S STORY.
376
00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:48,287
ALTHOUGH THE GROUND RADAR SHOWS
THE LEGACY FLYING WILDLY,
377
00:19:48,287 --> 00:19:49,822
THE DATA FROM THE PLANE SHOWS
378
00:19:49,822 --> 00:19:52,691
THAT IT DIDN'T
CHANGE ALTITUDE AT ALL.
379
00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:56,462
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SHOCKING
ABOUT THE LEGACY'S PATH.
380
00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:02,868
THE BUSINESS JET WAS
FLYING NORTH TO MANAUS,
381
00:20:02,868 --> 00:20:06,338
THE GOL FLIGHT,
SOUTH FROM MANAUS.
382
00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:15,414
FERREIRA CAN SEE THAT
BOTH PLANES WERE FLYING
383
00:20:15,414 --> 00:20:19,618
AT THE SAME ALTITUDE,
37,000 FEET.
384
00:20:19,618 --> 00:20:22,020
HE MAKES A HORRIFYING DISCOVERY.
385
00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:26,191
FOR SOME REASON, THE TWO PLANES
WERE ON A COLLISION COURSE.
386
00:20:28,660 --> 00:20:31,663
AIR TRAFFIC IS TYPICALLY ROUTED
ALONG SPECIFIC CORRIDORS
387
00:20:31,663 --> 00:20:32,898
THROUGH THE SKY--
388
00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:35,033
ESSENTIALLY,
HIGHWAYS IN THE AIR.
389
00:20:35,033 --> 00:20:37,402
BUT PLANES TRAVELING
IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
390
00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:41,140
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEPARATED
BY AT LEAST 1,000 FEET.
391
00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:43,976
Hans-Peter Graf: THE AIRWAYS
SYSTEM, FOR INSTANCE,
392
00:20:43,976 --> 00:20:47,513
BETWEEN BRASILIA AND MANAUS,
IS VERY SIMPLE.
393
00:20:47,513 --> 00:20:50,949
IT MAKES AIRPLANES
FLY NORTHBOUND
394
00:20:50,949 --> 00:20:53,619
MAINTAINING EVEN LEVELS,
395
00:20:53,619 --> 00:20:57,189
AND AIRPLANES FLYING SOUTHBOUND
MAINTAINING ODD LEVELS.
396
00:20:58,924 --> 00:21:02,795
Narrator: BUT SOMEHOW,
THE LEGACY JET AND THE GOL 737
397
00:21:02,795 --> 00:21:05,464
WERE TRAVELING DOWN
THE SAME AERIAL HIGHWAY
398
00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:07,466
IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
399
00:21:09,067 --> 00:21:12,571
FOR MANY MINUTES, THEY WERE
HEADING STRAIGHT FOR EACH OTHER.
400
00:21:12,571 --> 00:21:17,676
IT SEEMS MORE AND MORE LIKELY
THAT THE TWO PLANES COLLIDED.
401
00:21:17,676 --> 00:21:19,945
[HELICOPTER]
402
00:21:23,482 --> 00:21:26,552
FROM WRECKAGE AT THE CRASH SITE,
INVESTIGATORS DISCOVER
403
00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:30,022
THAT THE GOL'S LEFT WING
IS SLICED CLEAN THROUGH.
404
00:21:32,891 --> 00:21:34,426
THE PRECISE NATURE OF THE CUT
405
00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:36,128
TELLS FERREIRA THAT
THIS IS NOT DAMAGE
406
00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:39,164
THAT WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT
WITH THE GROUND.
407
00:21:42,701 --> 00:21:44,903
Ferreira: THE DAMAGE ON
THE LEFT WING CLEARLY SHOWS
408
00:21:44,903 --> 00:21:48,540
THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY
A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER PLANE.
409
00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:54,546
Narrator: THE BADLY DAMAGED WING
WOULD HAVE SENT THE 737
410
00:21:54,546 --> 00:21:56,748
INTO A SPIRAL DIVE.
411
00:21:56,748 --> 00:21:59,785
THE PILOTS WOULD HAVE HAD
NO WAY OF CONTROLLING IT.
412
00:22:04,389 --> 00:22:07,793
THE SUDDEN SPIRAL MOTION WOULD
HAVE PULLED THE PLANE APART.
413
00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:12,097
IT'S THE REASON THE WRECKAGE IS
SPREAD OVER SUCH A WIDE AREA.
414
00:22:12,097 --> 00:22:14,299
FERREIRA FINDS THE MOST
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE
415
00:22:14,299 --> 00:22:17,836
OF A COLLISION
ON THE LEGACY'S DAMAGED WING.
416
00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,610
Ferreira: ON THE LEGACY,
WE FOUND VERY SMALL TRACES
417
00:22:24,610 --> 00:22:27,813
OF PAINT THAT CAME
FROM THE GOL WING.
418
00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:35,721
Narrator: TOGETHER,
THE PLANES HAD A COMBINED SPEED
419
00:22:35,721 --> 00:22:38,290
OF NEARLY 1,000 MILES AN HOUR.
420
00:22:38,290 --> 00:22:41,126
AT THAT SPEED,
THE WING TIP OF THE SMALL JET
421
00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:44,296
EASILY SLICED THROUGH THE 737.
422
00:22:44,296 --> 00:22:45,631
COLONEL FERREIRA NOW UNDERSTANDS
423
00:22:45,631 --> 00:22:48,533
WHAT CAUSED THE GOL JET
TO CRASH.
424
00:22:48,533 --> 00:22:50,435
BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY.
425
00:22:50,435 --> 00:22:54,306
HOW HAD THE TWO JETS ENDED UP
IN THE EXACT SAME AIRSPACE
426
00:22:54,306 --> 00:22:55,974
WITHOUT ANYBODY NOTICING?
427
00:23:02,014 --> 00:23:04,283
Narrator: INVESTIGATORS
IN BRAZIL NOW REALIZE
428
00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:08,053
THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH
SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL.
429
00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:10,956
Suwwan: A MIDAIR COLLISION IS
A VERY RARE EVENT IN AVIATION,
430
00:23:10,956 --> 00:23:12,391
AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
431
00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:14,860
WITH TWO VERY MODERN,
NEW AIRCRAFTS.
432
00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:17,062
Narrator: THE SITUATION
BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED
433
00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:20,532
WHEN INVESTIGATORS STUDY
THE LEGACY'S FLIGHT PLAN.
434
00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:27,005
ACCORDING TO THIS DOCUMENT, WHEN
IT COLLIDED WITH THE GOL FLIGHT,
435
00:23:27,005 --> 00:23:31,510
THE EXECUTIVE JET WASN'T
EXPECTED TO BE AT 37,000 FEET.
436
00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:33,912
THE LEGACY'S FLIGHT PLAN
CALLED FOR THE JET TO FLY
437
00:23:33,912 --> 00:23:37,783
AT 37,000 FEET ONLY UNTIL
IT REACHED BRASILIA,
438
00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:40,485
THEN DESCEND TO 36,000.
439
00:23:40,485 --> 00:23:45,290
BUT THE COLLISION TOOK PLACE
528 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRASILIA,
440
00:23:45,290 --> 00:23:49,428
WELL PAST THE POINT WHERE THE
LEGACY WAS SUPPOSED TO DESCEND.
441
00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:52,598
SO WHY HADN'T THE LEGACY
FOLLOWED ITS FLIGHT PLAN?
442
00:23:54,132 --> 00:23:58,070
Ferreira: THE FLIGHT PLAN
CALLS FOR YOU TO DESCEND TO 360
443
00:23:58,070 --> 00:23:59,071
AT BRASILIA.
444
00:23:59,071 --> 00:23:59,938
WHY DIDN'T YOU?
445
00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:01,273
Lepore: WE WEREN'T TOLD TO.
446
00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:03,775
Paladino: BEFORE WE TOOK OFF,
WE WERE CLEARED FOR 370
447
00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:04,910
ALL THE WAY TO MANAUS.
448
00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:06,445
THAT'S WHAT WE DID, SIR.
449
00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:08,347
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE
GETTING YOUR INFORMATION FROM.
450
00:24:08,347 --> 00:24:10,282
Lepore:
YEAH, WE FOLLOWED THE RULES.
451
00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:13,819
WE WERE NOT TOLD TO DESCEND,
AND WE DID NOT DESCEND.
452
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:21,893
Narrator: COLONEL FERREIRA
NEEDS TO CHECK THE CREW'S STORY.
453
00:24:21,893 --> 00:24:25,030
HE WANTS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
THEY WERE TOLD BY CONTROLLERS
454
00:24:25,030 --> 00:24:27,633
WHEN THEY TOOK OFF
FROM SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS.
455
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:29,601
Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
456
00:24:29,601 --> 00:24:33,538
ATC PERMISSION FOR MANAUS,
FLIGHT LEVEL 370.
457
00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:37,576
Narrator:
THE LEGACY'S LAST INSTRUCTION
458
00:24:37,576 --> 00:24:41,913
WAS TO FLY ALL THE WAY
TO MANAUS AT 37,000 FEET.
459
00:24:41,913 --> 00:24:43,915
THE PILOTS OBEYED
THAT INSTRUCTION,
460
00:24:43,915 --> 00:24:46,385
EVEN THOUGH IT DIFFERED
FROM THEIR FLIGHT PLAN.
461
00:24:46,385 --> 00:24:50,155
Graf:
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ALWAYS CAN
DEVIATE FROM THE FLIGHT PLAN,
462
00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:55,527
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEST KNOWLEDGE
OF THE ACTUAL TRAFFIC SITUATION.
463
00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:58,363
Narrator: LEAVING MANAUS,
THE GOL JET WAS ALSO CLEARED
464
00:24:58,363 --> 00:25:01,867
TO FLY AT 37,000 FEET.
465
00:25:01,867 --> 00:25:04,369
BOTH PLANES WERE ASSIGNED
THE SAME ALTITUDE
466
00:25:04,369 --> 00:25:07,839
BY CONTROLLERS AT OPPOSITE ENDS
OF THE COUNTRY.
467
00:25:11,910 --> 00:25:14,012
Ferreira: ONCE WE WERE CERTAIN
THAT BOTH PLANES WERE FLYING
468
00:25:14,012 --> 00:25:16,948
AT THE SAME ALTITUDE,
WE KNEW FOR SURE THERE WOULD BE
469
00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:21,053
A LOT TO INVESTIGATE ON THE SIDE
OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
470
00:25:24,790 --> 00:25:27,325
Narrator: FERREIRA TURNS
HIS ATTENTION TO CONVERSATIONS
471
00:25:27,325 --> 00:25:31,229
BETWEEN CONTROLLERS IN BRASILIA
AND THE LEGACY JET.
472
00:25:31,229 --> 00:25:32,964
THE LEGACY'S
COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER
473
00:25:32,964 --> 00:25:35,834
GIVES INVESTIGATORS
A REMARKABLY DETAILED LOOK
474
00:25:35,834 --> 00:25:39,538
INTO WHAT HAPPENED
ON THE PRIVATE JET.
475
00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:42,007
THE BRAND NEW JET HAS
A STATE-OF-THE-ART RECORDER
476
00:25:42,007 --> 00:25:44,843
THAT CAPTURES TWO HOURS
OF CONVERSATION.
477
00:25:48,714 --> 00:25:51,183
Ferreira: THE CVR WAS PROBABLY
THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT
478
00:25:51,183 --> 00:25:53,485
IN THE INVESTIGATION.
479
00:25:55,854 --> 00:25:57,656
Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY...
480
00:25:57,656 --> 00:25:59,491
Narrator: AT 10 MINUTES TO 4:00,
481
00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:02,761
THE CREW IS TOLD TO CHANGE RADIO
FREQUENCIES AND GET IN TOUCH
482
00:26:02,761 --> 00:26:04,930
WITH THE CONTROLLER
MONITORING THEIR FLIGHT.
483
00:26:04,930 --> 00:26:07,232
Controller:
CHANGE FREQUENCY TO 12505, SIR.
484
00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:10,669
Paladino: DECIMAL ONE,
I'M SORRY, 12505, GOOD DAY.
485
00:26:10,669 --> 00:26:11,636
Controller: GOOD DAY.
486
00:26:11,636 --> 00:26:12,904
Narrator: AT THIS POINT,
487
00:26:12,904 --> 00:26:14,806
THE LEGACY JET IS
APPROACHING BRASILIA.
488
00:26:14,806 --> 00:26:16,975
BUT THE CREW NEVER RECEIVES
ANY INSTRUCTIONS
489
00:26:16,975 --> 00:26:19,111
REGARDING THEIR ALTITUDE.
490
00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:21,747
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
491
00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:24,549
LEVEL 370, GOOD AFTERNOON.
492
00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:26,418
Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
493
00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:30,722
Graf: WHEN THE LEGACY OVERFLEW
BRASILIA AT LEVEL 370,
494
00:26:30,722 --> 00:26:34,359
ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT PLAN,
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESCENDING
495
00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:39,164
TO 360, BUT AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS SIMPLY FORGOT
496
00:26:39,164 --> 00:26:44,469
TO GIVE THE ORDER TO THE LEGACY
TO DESCEND TO 360.
497
00:26:44,469 --> 00:26:46,772
Narrator: THE PILOTS WOULD HAVE
ASSUMED THEY WERE MEANT TO STAY
498
00:26:46,772 --> 00:26:50,776
AT 370--37,000 FEET.
499
00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:52,544
Rodrigues: NO AIRPLANE
SHOULD EVER CHANGE ALTITUDES
500
00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:56,081
WITHOUT RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS
FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
501
00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:00,051
Narrator:
TO DISCOVER WHY CONTROLLERS
502
00:27:00,051 --> 00:27:02,621
DIDN'T GIVE THAT
CRUCIAL INSTRUCTION,
503
00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:04,422
COLONEL FERREIRA
TAKES A CLOSER LOOK
504
00:27:04,422 --> 00:27:08,493
AT THE TECHNOLOGY USED TO
MONITOR THE TRAFFIC OVER BRAZIL.
505
00:27:08,493 --> 00:27:11,897
Ferreira: SO CAN YOU CALL UP
THE LEGACY JET SCREEN FOR ME?
506
00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:17,402
Rodrigues: ON THE RADAR SCREEN
WE SEE THE ALTITUDE, SPEED,
507
00:27:17,402 --> 00:27:20,739
AND THE TRANSPONDER INFORMATION
OF EACH PLANE.
508
00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:27,345
Narrator: EACH FLIGHT HAS AN
INDIVIDUAL CODE ASSIGNED TO IT
509
00:27:27,345 --> 00:27:29,981
THAT HELPS CONTROLLERS TRACK IT.
510
00:27:41,092 --> 00:27:46,231
Ferreira: SO HERE,
THE NUMBER CHANGES TO 360.
511
00:27:49,201 --> 00:27:51,803
Narrator: AS THE LEGACY JET
PASSED OVER BRASILIA,
512
00:27:51,803 --> 00:27:55,740
THE NUMBER ON THE RIGHT,
THE PLANNED ALTITUDE, CHANGED.
513
00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:59,678
THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED IT.
514
00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:01,913
ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT PLAN,
AT THIS POINT,
515
00:28:01,913 --> 00:28:07,118
THE PLANE WAS SUPPOSED TO
DESCEND TO 36,000 FEET--360.
516
00:28:07,118 --> 00:28:08,253
Graf: TO MY KNOWLEDGE,
517
00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:11,456
ONLY BRAZILIAN
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
518
00:28:11,456 --> 00:28:15,727
IS USING THIS KIND OF DESIGN.
519
00:28:15,727 --> 00:28:18,763
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD,
520
00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:21,099
THIS UPDATE HAS
TO BE DONE MANUALLY.
521
00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:23,468
Narrator: THE COMPUTER
CHANGED A SINGLE NUMBER,
522
00:28:23,468 --> 00:28:25,904
WHICH LED TO A CRITICAL ERROR.
523
00:28:25,904 --> 00:28:28,974
WITHOUT MUCH EXPERIENCE
WITH THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM,
524
00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:32,143
THE CONTROLLER MISTOOK
THE NEW PLANNED ALTITUDE
525
00:28:32,143 --> 00:28:34,713
FOR THE PLANE'S ACTUAL ALTITUDE.
526
00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:39,517
POLICE INVESTIGATORS TALK WITH
THE CONTROLLER WHO WAS ON DUTY
527
00:28:39,517 --> 00:28:42,654
WHEN THE NUMBER CHANGED
ON THE SCREEN.
528
00:28:42,654 --> 00:28:45,223
Controller: IT WAS SHORTLY
AFTER THAT, I WENT ON BREAK.
529
00:28:45,223 --> 00:28:47,826
LUCIVANDO RELIEVED ME.
530
00:28:47,826 --> 00:28:51,396
Narrator: HE TELLS POLICE ABOUT
A CRITICAL MISTAKE ON HIS PART.
531
00:28:53,865 --> 00:28:55,433
Controller:
YOU HAVE FIVE AIRCRAFT.
532
00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:58,069
THE LEGACY IS AT 360.
533
00:28:59,771 --> 00:29:02,140
Narrator: BEFORE LEAVING,
HE HANDED HIS FLIGHTS OFF
534
00:29:02,140 --> 00:29:03,608
TO ANOTHER CONTROLLER,
535
00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:08,146
TELLING HIM WHERE HE THOUGHT
THE LEGACY WAS FLYING.
536
00:29:08,146 --> 00:29:13,551
Controller: I BELIEVED IT WAS AT
360, AND THAT'S WHAT I TOLD HIM.
537
00:29:13,551 --> 00:29:15,053
Rodrigues: WHEN THE NEW
CONTROLLER TOOK OVER,
538
00:29:15,053 --> 00:29:16,288
THE ONE BEING RELIEVED
539
00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:18,623
GAVE HIM THE LEGACY'S
ALTITUDE INFORMATION
540
00:29:18,623 --> 00:29:22,961
ACCORDING TO
THE FLIGHT PLAN--360.
541
00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:26,231
Narrator:
BUT THE JET WAS ACTUALLY
FLYING 1,000 FEET HIGHER--
542
00:29:26,231 --> 00:29:29,467
RIGHT IN THE PATH
OF THE GOL FLIGHT.
543
00:29:29,467 --> 00:29:32,103
COLONEL FERREIRA STUDIES
TRANSCRIPTS OF CONVERSATIONS
544
00:29:32,103 --> 00:29:34,706
ON BOARD THE LEGACY,
AND FINDS THAT THE CREW
545
00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:37,842
WAS HAVING THEIR OWN
DIFFICULTIES DURING THE FLIGHT.
546
00:29:37,842 --> 00:29:39,244
Michielli:
HOW MUCH LONGER, GUYS?
547
00:29:39,244 --> 00:29:41,012
Lepore:
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, RALPH.
548
00:29:41,012 --> 00:29:42,247
Narrator:
THE CREW SEEMS UNFAMILIAR
549
00:29:42,247 --> 00:29:45,116
WITH SOME OF THE JET'S
ADVANCED SYSTEMS.
550
00:29:45,116 --> 00:29:46,351
Lepore: I'M STILL
WORKING OUT THE KINKS
551
00:29:46,351 --> 00:29:48,954
ON HOW TO WORK
THIS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
552
00:29:50,522 --> 00:29:53,291
WHERE'S THE ONE
THAT GIVES US TOTAL TIME?
553
00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:59,531
Graf: MY IMPRESSION IS THAT
THE PILOTS WERE TRYING TO LEARN
554
00:29:59,531 --> 00:30:03,335
THEIR AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
DURING THE FLIGHT.
555
00:30:03,335 --> 00:30:07,339
Narrator:
INVESTIGATORS ALSO UNCOVER
A BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATIONS.
556
00:30:08,873 --> 00:30:12,410
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
557
00:30:12,410 --> 00:30:14,646
FLIGHT LEVEL 370,
GOOD AFTERNOON.
558
00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:18,383
Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
SQUAWK IDENT.
559
00:30:18,383 --> 00:30:20,552
Narrator:
AFTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION
560
00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:23,888
BETWEEN THE LEGACY JET
AND BRASILIA ACC,
561
00:30:23,888 --> 00:30:27,859
COLONEL FERREIRA NOTICES
SOMETHING EXTREMELY UNUSUAL--
562
00:30:27,859 --> 00:30:29,427
FOR ALMOST AN HOUR,
563
00:30:29,427 --> 00:30:32,697
THE LEGACY PILOTS DIDN'T TALK
TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND.
564
00:30:34,699 --> 00:30:36,835
Ferreira: THEY STAYED 57 MINUTES
WITHOUT ATTEMPTING
565
00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:39,671
ANY CONTACT WITH
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL,
566
00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:41,740
WHICH SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TIME.
567
00:30:41,740 --> 00:30:47,112
AFTER 57 MINUTES, THEY TRIED TO
CALL 12 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS.
568
00:30:54,419 --> 00:30:57,622
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
569
00:30:59,657 --> 00:31:02,794
Narrator: PALADINO DID TRY
TO GET HOLD OF GROUND CONTROL--
570
00:31:02,794 --> 00:31:04,696
BUT HE COULDN'T GET THROUGH.
571
00:31:07,766 --> 00:31:11,936
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
572
00:31:11,936 --> 00:31:13,905
Narrator: THEN, HE TRIED
THE BACKUP FREQUENCIES
573
00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:16,641
LISTED ON HIS NAVIGATION CHARTS.
574
00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:20,578
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
575
00:31:20,578 --> 00:31:24,115
Controller:
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
576
00:31:24,115 --> 00:31:27,819
Narrator: HIS ONLY CONTACT,
A SINGLE GARBLED MESSAGE.
577
00:31:27,819 --> 00:31:29,821
[INAUDIBLE RADIO CHATTER]
578
00:31:32,290 --> 00:31:35,026
Graf: BOTH PILOTS AND
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
579
00:31:35,026 --> 00:31:39,564
SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED
OF MAINTAINING TWO-WAY CONTACT
580
00:31:39,564 --> 00:31:42,901
ALL THE TIME--
THIS IS THEIR DUTY.
581
00:31:42,901 --> 00:31:46,337
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA.
582
00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:49,140
Narrator: IF PILOTS
AND CONTROLLERS HAD SPOKEN,
583
00:31:49,140 --> 00:31:52,077
THEY MIGHT HAVE DISCOVERED THAT
THE LEGACY WAS FLYING NORTH
584
00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:55,280
IN A CORRIDOR RESERVED
FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC.
585
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:59,117
AS THE PUBLIC LEARNS
ABOUT THE MISTAKES
586
00:31:59,117 --> 00:32:01,386
IN THE AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL CENTER,
587
00:32:01,386 --> 00:32:04,155
THERE IS GROWING PRESSURE
TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
588
00:32:06,058 --> 00:32:08,928
Narrator:
BRAZILIAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
IS ONE OF THE LAST IN THE WORLD
589
00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:11,363
TO BE RUN LARGELY
BY THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY.
590
00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,165
Suwwan: SINCE THEY'RE
RUN BY THE MILITARY--
591
00:32:13,165 --> 00:32:16,101
THEY'RE RUN BY
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE--
592
00:32:16,101 --> 00:32:18,270
WE DID NOT HAVE COMPLETE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION,
593
00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:21,106
EXCEPT FOR WHAT WAS RELEASED.
594
00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:23,475
Narrator: AS FINGERS ARE
POINTED AT CONTROLLERS,
595
00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:24,843
MANY OF THEM COME FORWARD
596
00:32:24,843 --> 00:32:28,213
WITH STORIES OF OVERWORK
AND POOR TRAINING.
597
00:32:28,213 --> 00:32:29,648
Suwwan: THEY COMPLAINED THAT
THEY WEREN'T WELL-TRAINED
598
00:32:29,648 --> 00:32:31,083
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE,
599
00:32:31,083 --> 00:32:34,453
WHICH IS THE INTERNATIONAL
AVIATION LANGUAGE.
600
00:32:34,453 --> 00:32:37,589
ALSO, THEY HAD COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THEIR EQUIPMENT.
601
00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:39,825
Narrator:
IN FACT, THE CONTROLLER
WHO INCORRECTLY REPORTED
602
00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:43,696
THE LEGACY'S ALTITUDE HAD BEEN
ON THE JOB FOR ONLY A YEAR.
603
00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:51,770
A VALUABLE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
IS STILL MISSING.
604
00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:54,139
INVESTIGATORS STILL
DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
605
00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:58,344
DURING THE FINAL MINUTES
OF THE GOL FLIGHT.
606
00:32:58,344 --> 00:33:00,746
SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN SCOURING
THE AMAZON JUNGLE
607
00:33:00,746 --> 00:33:02,181
WITH METAL DETECTORS,
608
00:33:02,181 --> 00:33:04,984
LOOKING FOR THE PLANE'S
MISSING MEMORY MODULE.
609
00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:15,327
ALMOST A MONTH AFTER THE CRASH,
THEY FIND IT.
610
00:33:20,299 --> 00:33:23,869
COLONEL FERREIRA HOPES TO HEAR
SOME REASON WHY THE GOL CREW
611
00:33:23,869 --> 00:33:27,306
WASN'T ABLE TO AVOID COLLIDING
WITH AN ONCOMING JET.
612
00:33:28,741 --> 00:33:31,076
Controller: GOL ONE-NINER-07.
613
00:33:31,076 --> 00:33:36,148
CONTACT BRASILIA ACC ON 125.2.
614
00:33:36,148 --> 00:33:38,617
A GOOD FLIGHT.
615
00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:41,253
Narrator: THERE WERE NO ALARMS
BEFORE THE COLLISION--
616
00:33:41,253 --> 00:33:44,857
NO WARNING THAT THEY WERE FLYING
STRAIGHT FOR ANOTHER JET.
617
00:33:44,857 --> 00:33:46,792
PILOTS RELY ON
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
618
00:33:46,792 --> 00:33:49,561
TO KEEP OTHER PLANES
OUT OF THEIR PATH.
619
00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:52,231
THEY SPEND MUCH OF THEIR TIME
MONITORING THEIR INSTRUMENTS,
620
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:54,400
NOT THE SKIES AHEAD.
621
00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:55,968
AT THE SPEED
THEY WERE TRAVELING,
622
00:33:55,968 --> 00:33:58,203
THEY'D ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AWAY
FOR A FEW SECONDS
623
00:33:58,203 --> 00:34:01,273
TO MISS AN APPROACHING PLANE.
624
00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:03,208
Ferreira: THERE WERE NO ISSUES
OF COMMUNICATION,
625
00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:05,477
AND NO MISUNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE PILOTS
626
00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:07,579
AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
627
00:34:13,986 --> 00:34:15,254
[ALARM BEEPING]
628
00:34:15,254 --> 00:34:18,023
Pilot: KEEP CALM!
629
00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:20,893
Ferreira:
THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD
JUST HAPPENED TO THEIR PLANE,
630
00:34:20,893 --> 00:34:24,563
AND FOUGHT UNTIL THE END
TO REGAIN CONTROL.
631
00:34:30,369 --> 00:34:31,537
Narrator:
FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE,
632
00:34:31,537 --> 00:34:34,006
THE PILOTS STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL.
633
00:34:34,006 --> 00:34:36,275
BUT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO.
634
00:34:37,910 --> 00:34:40,179
BUT WHY WERE THERE NO WARNINGS?
635
00:34:40,179 --> 00:34:42,247
BOTH PLANES WERE EQUIPPED
WITH A SAFETY FEATURE
636
00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:46,151
DESIGNED TO PREVENT EXACTLY
THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT.
637
00:34:46,151 --> 00:34:49,755
FERREIRA NOW NEEDS TO KNOW
WHY THAT SYSTEM FAILED.
638
00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:54,993
EARLIER IN THE INVESTIGATION,
STRANGE RADAR IMAGES SUGGESTED
639
00:34:54,993 --> 00:34:59,798
THAT THE LEGACY PILOTS WERE
FLYING WILDLY OVER THE AMAZON.
640
00:34:59,798 --> 00:35:02,034
NOW THOSE SUSPICIONS
HAVE VANISHED.
641
00:35:02,034 --> 00:35:04,670
BUT FERREIRA REVISITS
THE FLUCTUATING RADAR DATA
642
00:35:04,670 --> 00:35:09,108
TO UNDERSTAND WHY NEITHER PLANE
KNEW THE OTHER WAS COMING.
643
00:35:09,108 --> 00:35:13,178
Ferreira: YOU SEE THE ALTITUDE
IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.
644
00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:15,848
Narrator: TO UNDERSTAND
THIS LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE,
645
00:35:15,848 --> 00:35:18,417
COLONEL FERREIRA RETURNS
TO THE RADAR DISPLAY
646
00:35:18,417 --> 00:35:21,854
THAT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SAW
THE DAY OF THE CRASH.
647
00:35:21,854 --> 00:35:24,323
INSTEAD OF DISPLAYING
JUST THE EXPECTED ALTITUDE
648
00:35:24,323 --> 00:35:29,628
AND THE ACTUAL ALTITUDE, THE
LETTER "Z" APPEARS BETWEEN THEM.
649
00:35:29,628 --> 00:35:32,965
Graf: THE "Z" ON THE AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLER'S SCREENS INDICATES
650
00:35:32,965 --> 00:35:37,269
THAT THE AIRPLANE HE'S LOOKING
AT HAS LOST ITS TRANSPONDER.
651
00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:43,709
Narrator:
MODERN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ARE
EQUIPPED WITH TRANSPONDERS.
652
00:35:43,709 --> 00:35:46,778
LIKE SMALL RADIO STATIONS,
THEY BROADCAST INFORMATION
653
00:35:46,778 --> 00:35:49,815
ON THE PLANE'S ALTITUDE
AND FLIGHT NUMBER.
654
00:35:49,815 --> 00:35:52,985
THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED
BY COMPUTERS ON THE GROUND
655
00:35:52,985 --> 00:35:54,753
AND INSTANTLY DISPLAYED
ON THE SCREENS
656
00:35:54,753 --> 00:35:57,222
OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
657
00:35:57,222 --> 00:35:59,858
IN BRASILIA,
IF THE TRANSPONDER FAILS,
658
00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:03,262
SO-CALLED PRIMARY RADAR
TAKES OVER AUTOMATICALLY.
659
00:36:03,262 --> 00:36:04,863
SIGNALS ARE SENT OUT
FROM THE GROUND
660
00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:07,232
THAT HIT THE TARGET AND RETURN.
661
00:36:07,232 --> 00:36:10,502
THOSE READINGS CAN BE
WILDLY INACCURATE.
662
00:36:14,139 --> 00:36:17,176
THOSE IMPRECISE READINGS
EXPLAIN WHY THE LEGACY JET
663
00:36:17,176 --> 00:36:20,546
APPEARED TO BE
RISING AND FALLING.
664
00:36:20,546 --> 00:36:23,682
INVESTIGATORS DISCOVER THAT THE
TRANSPONDER WASN'T SENDING OUT
665
00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:27,452
SIGNALS FOR MORE THAN 50 MINUTES
BEFORE THE CRASH.
666
00:36:27,452 --> 00:36:30,455
BUT CONTROLLERS DIDN'T
NOTIFY THE PILOTS.
667
00:36:30,455 --> 00:36:34,126
THAT MAY BE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
NOTICE THE SUBTLE CHANGE.
668
00:36:37,129 --> 00:36:39,331
Rodrigues: THE WAY IN WHICH
THE INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED
669
00:36:39,331 --> 00:36:41,466
TO THE CONTROLLER DOES
NOT VISUALLY ALERT HIM
670
00:36:41,466 --> 00:36:42,901
TO THE CHANGE.
671
00:36:42,901 --> 00:36:44,970
THERE ARE NO FLASHING LIGHTS
THAT WOULD TELL THE CONTROLLER
672
00:36:44,970 --> 00:36:48,707
THAT THE PLANE HAS
LOST ITS TRANSPONDER.
673
00:36:56,114 --> 00:36:57,516
Narrator: THERE'S AN EVEN
MORE CRITICAL ROLE
674
00:36:57,516 --> 00:36:59,518
PLAYED BY THE TRANSPONDER.
675
00:36:59,518 --> 00:37:02,788
IT DOESN'T JUST BEAM INFORMATION
TO CONTROLLERS ON THE GROUND,
676
00:37:02,788 --> 00:37:05,324
BUT TO OTHER PLANES AS WELL.
677
00:37:05,324 --> 00:37:08,093
ALL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ARE
EQUIPPED WITH A WARNING SYSTEM
678
00:37:08,093 --> 00:37:13,265
CALLED TCAS, THE TRAFFIC
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM.
679
00:37:13,265 --> 00:37:16,768
TCAS PICKS UP A SIGNAL FROM
AN ONCOMING PLANE'S TRANSPONDER
680
00:37:16,768 --> 00:37:19,371
AND ISSUES A WARNING
IF IT'S TOO CLOSE.
681
00:37:19,371 --> 00:37:23,742
IF EITHER PLANE'S TRANSPONDER
IS OFF, THE SYSTEM WON'T WORK.
682
00:37:25,310 --> 00:37:27,212
[LOUD CRASH]
683
00:37:27,212 --> 00:37:28,680
Lepore: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
684
00:37:31,817 --> 00:37:34,253
Narrator: FERREIRA DISCOVERS
THAT THE LEGACY'S TRANSPONDER
685
00:37:34,253 --> 00:37:38,090
WAS WORKING EARLY IN THE FLIGHT
AND AFTER THE COLLISION.
686
00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:41,927
BUT FOR MORE THAN 50 CRITICAL
MINUTES, IT WAS SILENT.
687
00:37:50,969 --> 00:37:54,473
HOW HAD A STATE-OF-THE-ART JET,
JUST OFF THE FACTORY FLOOR,
688
00:37:54,473 --> 00:37:57,609
DEVELOPED PROBLEMS
WITH ITS TRANSPONDER?
689
00:38:05,685 --> 00:38:06,953
Narrator: INVESTIGATORS EXAMINE
690
00:38:06,953 --> 00:38:09,488
THE LEGACY JET'S
TRANSPONDER UNIT.
691
00:38:09,488 --> 00:38:11,724
THEY DISCOVER THAT
THE SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS IT
692
00:38:11,724 --> 00:38:15,228
HAD A TROUBLED HISTORY.
693
00:38:15,228 --> 00:38:17,530
IT HAD BEEN INSTALLED
ON A DIFFERENT PLANE
694
00:38:17,530 --> 00:38:20,433
BUT WAS REMOVED BECAUSE
IT WASN'T WORKING.
695
00:38:20,433 --> 00:38:22,668
IT WAS REPAIRED AND
THEN PLACED ON THE JET
696
00:38:22,668 --> 00:38:26,105
THAT WAS SOLD TO EXCELAIRE.
697
00:38:26,105 --> 00:38:28,708
INVESTIGATORS HAVE
THE SYSTEM TESTED.
698
00:38:28,708 --> 00:38:31,978
BUT EVEN WITH ITS SUSPICIOUS
PAST, AFTER THE CRASH,
699
00:38:31,978 --> 00:38:33,846
THEY CAN FIND
NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS
700
00:38:33,846 --> 00:38:36,315
WITH THE PLANE'S TRANSPONDER.
701
00:38:47,093 --> 00:38:49,695
Ferreira: NOW, THIS IS THE
LAYOUT NOW OF THE STANDARD ONE
702
00:38:49,695 --> 00:38:51,430
ON THE LEGACY JET?
703
00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:52,965
Narrator: COLONEL FERREIRA
DOES NOTICE SOMETHING
704
00:38:52,965 --> 00:38:57,970
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ABOUT THE
DESIGN OF THE LEGACY'S COCKPIT.
705
00:38:57,970 --> 00:39:01,340
IF A PILOT USES THE BUILT-IN
FOOTREST DURING FLIGHT,
706
00:39:01,340 --> 00:39:03,442
HIS TOES CAN COME IN CONTACT
707
00:39:03,442 --> 00:39:06,279
WITH THE BUTTONS
ON THE TRANSPONDER.
708
00:39:06,279 --> 00:39:09,081
Ferreira: SHOW ME WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE IN STANDBY MODE.
709
00:39:09,081 --> 00:39:12,051
Narrator:
AND WHEN THE TRANSPONDER
DOES GO INTO STANDBY,
710
00:39:12,051 --> 00:39:15,288
IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT
FOR A PILOT TO NOTICE.
711
00:39:15,288 --> 00:39:17,890
Ferreira: THERE'S NO ALARM?
712
00:39:17,890 --> 00:39:20,693
Narrator: A SMALL YELLOW WARNING
LIGHT IS THE ONLY INDICATION
713
00:39:20,693 --> 00:39:23,362
THAT THE TRANSPONDER ISN'T ON.
714
00:39:25,731 --> 00:39:28,434
BUT THE PILOTS OF THE LEGACY JET
DO NOT REMEMBER
715
00:39:28,434 --> 00:39:30,936
USING THE PLANE'S FOOTREST.
716
00:39:30,936 --> 00:39:32,204
Lepore: I'M STILL
WORKING OUT THE KINKS
717
00:39:32,204 --> 00:39:36,108
ON HOW TO WORK
THIS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
718
00:39:36,108 --> 00:39:38,277
Narrator: INVESTIGATORS SUSPECT
THAT ONE OF THE PILOTS
719
00:39:38,277 --> 00:39:42,014
MAY HAVE TURNED THE TRANSPONDER
OFF BY MISTAKE.
720
00:39:44,784 --> 00:39:47,253
Ferreira: THE MOST PROBABLE
SCENARIO IS THAT BY ACCIDENT,
721
00:39:47,253 --> 00:39:49,989
ONE OF THE PILOTS TEMPORARILY
TURNED OFF THE EQUIPMENT
722
00:39:49,989 --> 00:39:51,557
AS HE TRIED TO
FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF
723
00:39:51,557 --> 00:39:55,961
WITH THE TECHNOLOGY ON BOARD.
724
00:39:55,961 --> 00:39:58,130
Narrator: HOWEVER
THE TRANSPONDER WENT OFF,
725
00:39:58,130 --> 00:40:01,901
AT A CRITICAL MOMENT, THE CREW
HAD NO LAST-DITCH SAFETY SYSTEM
726
00:40:01,901 --> 00:40:05,938
TO WARN THEM THAT THEY WERE
FLYING RIGHT AT A 737.
727
00:40:05,938 --> 00:40:09,608
EVEN THOUGH THE TCAS SYSTEM
ON THE GOL PLANE WAS WORKING,
728
00:40:09,608 --> 00:40:11,911
THERE WAS NO SIGNAL
FROM THE APPROACHING JET
729
00:40:11,911 --> 00:40:15,348
FOR IT TO RECEIVE.
730
00:40:15,348 --> 00:40:18,651
CLOSING IN ON EACH OTHER AT
NEARLY 1,000 MILES AN HOUR,
731
00:40:18,651 --> 00:40:22,054
THE PILOTS NEVER
SAW EACH OTHER COMING.
732
00:40:22,054 --> 00:40:23,622
[BANG]
733
00:40:25,658 --> 00:40:29,462
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH
OF GOL FLIGHT 1907
734
00:40:29,462 --> 00:40:30,930
UNCOVERED DANGEROUS PROBLEMS
735
00:40:30,930 --> 00:40:35,067
WITH BRAZIL'S
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.
736
00:40:35,067 --> 00:40:37,570
Paladino: BRASILIA,
NOVEMBER 600 X-RAY LIMA,
737
00:40:37,570 --> 00:40:39,472
LEVEL 370, GOOD AFTERNOON.
738
00:40:39,472 --> 00:40:40,873
Narrator: TWO PLANES
WERE ASSIGNED TO FLY
739
00:40:40,873 --> 00:40:44,944
AT THE SAME ALTITUDE,
IN THE SAME AIRSPACE.
740
00:40:44,944 --> 00:40:47,346
Controller: RADAR SURVEILLANCE.
741
00:40:47,346 --> 00:40:49,515
Narrator: OVERWORKED AND
INEXPERIENCED CONTROLLERS
742
00:40:49,515 --> 00:40:53,018
IN BRASILIA NEGLECTED TO
INSTRUCT THE LEGACY JET
743
00:40:53,018 --> 00:40:55,988
TO DESCEND TO 36,000 FEET.
744
00:40:55,988 --> 00:40:57,456
Controller:
YOU HAVE FIVE AIRCRAFT.
745
00:40:57,456 --> 00:40:59,859
THE LEGACY IS AT 360.
746
00:40:59,859 --> 00:41:02,928
Narrator: THEN, THEY MISTOOK
THE LEGACY'S PLANNED ALTITUDE
747
00:41:02,928 --> 00:41:05,364
FOR ITS ACTUAL ALTITUDE.
748
00:41:07,566 --> 00:41:10,136
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
THE LEGACY PILOTS
749
00:41:10,136 --> 00:41:14,373
WERE UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH
CONTROLLERS ON THE GROUND.
750
00:41:18,944 --> 00:41:20,713
AND SOMEHOW THE TRANSPONDER,
751
00:41:20,713 --> 00:41:24,517
WHICH BROADCASTS THEIR LOCATION
IN THE SKY, WENT SILENT...
752
00:41:27,186 --> 00:41:30,556
...WHICH CONTROLLERS IN BRASILIA
FAILED TO NOTICE.
753
00:41:35,928 --> 00:41:38,097
[ALARMS BEEPING]
754
00:41:40,866 --> 00:41:43,402
[SCREAMING]
755
00:41:43,402 --> 00:41:46,138
[LOUD BANG]
756
00:41:46,138 --> 00:41:47,640
Pilot: KEEP CALM!
757
00:41:57,917 --> 00:42:00,486
Narrator: A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR
ATC SYSTEM
758
00:42:00,486 --> 00:42:02,421
DESIGNED TO KEEP PLANES APART
759
00:42:02,421 --> 00:42:05,991
HAD FAILED TO DETECT TWO PLANES
ON A COLLISION COURSE.
760
00:42:15,167 --> 00:42:18,404
Ferreira: ONE BY ONE, A SERIES
OF HUMAN ERRORS OCCURRED,
761
00:42:18,404 --> 00:42:21,607
AND ALL OF THE DEFENSE SYSTEMS
THAT EXIST TO AVOID THESE ERRORS
762
00:42:21,607 --> 00:42:24,009
WERE DEFEATED.
763
00:42:27,513 --> 00:42:30,683
Narrator:
A MONTH AFTER THE CRASH
OF THE GOL PASSENGER PLANE,
764
00:42:30,683 --> 00:42:33,986
CONTROLLERS BEGIN
A WORK-TO-RULE CAMPAIGN.
765
00:42:33,986 --> 00:42:37,056
THEY WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION
TO PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM.
766
00:42:37,056 --> 00:42:39,258
Suwwan: ONCE THEY DID START
WORKING TO THE RULES,
767
00:42:39,258 --> 00:42:41,060
AND NOT STRETCHING THEM ANYMORE,
768
00:42:41,060 --> 00:42:44,563
THIS TRIGGERED WHAT WE CALL
THE AVIATION CRISIS IN BRAZIL.
769
00:42:44,563 --> 00:42:48,501
AT A CERTAIN POINT, MAYBE
40% OF FLIGHTS IN ALL OF BRAZIL
770
00:42:48,501 --> 00:42:51,237
HAD OVER AN HOUR DELAYS.
771
00:42:51,237 --> 00:42:53,606
Narrator: FOLLOWING THE CRASH
AND THE WORK SLOWDOWN,
772
00:42:53,606 --> 00:42:55,741
CHANGES START BEING MADE.
773
00:42:57,910 --> 00:43:00,446
Suwwan: THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
CHANGES IN BRAZILIAN AVIATION
774
00:43:00,446 --> 00:43:02,147
AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
775
00:43:02,147 --> 00:43:04,950
SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARDS
TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
776
00:43:04,950 --> 00:43:06,886
THE AIR FORCE HAD TO ADMIT
777
00:43:06,886 --> 00:43:09,121
THAT THEY HAD A SHORTAGE
OF CONTROLLERS,
778
00:43:09,121 --> 00:43:13,526
AND ALSO THERE'S A HIGHER
DEGREE OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
779
00:43:16,795 --> 00:43:19,899
Narrator:
IN THE UNITED STATES, THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
780
00:43:19,899 --> 00:43:23,802
ISSUES TWO RECOMMENDATIONS
AS A RESULT OF THE TRAGEDY.
781
00:43:23,802 --> 00:43:26,906
PILOTS FLYING LEGACY JETS
ARE WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY
782
00:43:26,906 --> 00:43:29,174
THAT PUTTING THEIR FEET UP
IN THE COCKPIT
783
00:43:29,174 --> 00:43:32,645
COULD ACCIDENTALLY TURN OFF
THE TRANSPONDER.
784
00:43:32,645 --> 00:43:35,381
AND MANUFACTURERS ARE TOLD
THAT AN ALARM SHOULD SOUND
785
00:43:35,381 --> 00:43:37,917
IF THE TCAS SYSTEM SHUTS OFF.
786
00:43:41,153 --> 00:43:43,222
THE CONTROLLERS WHO WERE
INVOLVED IN THE CRASH
787
00:43:43,222 --> 00:43:47,626
ARE CHARGED WITH VARYING DEGREES
OF MANSLAUGHTER.
788
00:43:47,626 --> 00:43:49,595
BUT THOSE CRIMINAL CHARGES
WORRY PEOPLE
789
00:43:49,595 --> 00:43:52,765
WHO WERE CLOSELY INVOLVED
WITH THE DISASTER.
790
00:43:58,437 --> 00:44:01,840
Ferreira:
AN INVESTIGATION LIKE OURS,
WHICH FOCUSES ON PREVENTION,
791
00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:06,278
SUFFERS HUGE SETBACKS WHEN THERE
IS PRESSURE TO LAY CHARGES.
792
00:44:08,781 --> 00:44:12,851
Suwwan: BY BLAMING PEOPLE,
WE MIGHT BE CREATING A CULTURE
793
00:44:12,851 --> 00:44:15,521
WHERE PEOPLE WILL NOT
COME FORTH AND BE HONEST
794
00:44:15,521 --> 00:44:17,957
ABOUT FAILURES AND MISTAKES.
795
00:44:17,957 --> 00:44:19,825
AND WHEN WE TRY TO HIDE THAT,
796
00:44:19,825 --> 00:44:21,827
THINGS GET SWEPT
UNDER THE CARPET.
797
00:44:21,827 --> 00:44:24,330
AND SOON ENOUGH,
IT'LL COME OUT AGAIN.
798
00:44:26,231 --> 00:44:28,000
Rodrigues: NO CONTROLLER
LEAVES HIS HOME IN THE MORNING
799
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:30,235
THINKING HE'S GOING
TO CRASH A PLANE.
800
00:44:30,235 --> 00:44:34,373
AND SO THE CRIMINALIZATION ONLY
INTERFERES WITH INVESTIGATION.
801
00:44:39,478 --> 00:44:41,981
Narrator: MORE THAN TWO MONTHS
AFTER THE CRASH,
802
00:44:41,981 --> 00:44:44,249
THE CREW OF THE LEGACY JET
IS FINALLY ALLOWED
803
00:44:44,249 --> 00:44:46,418
TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.
804
00:44:46,418 --> 00:44:48,687
Sharkey: JOE AND JAN HAD BARELY
GOT OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
805
00:44:48,687 --> 00:44:51,390
THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT
TO HOLD THEM UNDER,
806
00:44:51,390 --> 00:44:54,560
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A COBBLED
TOGETHER INITIAL CRIMINAL CHARGE
807
00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:59,999
OF QUOTE, "FAILING TO ENSURE
THE SAFETY OF BRAZILIAN SKIES."
808
00:44:59,999 --> 00:45:02,668
Bob Sherry: WHILE WE ARE ALL
GRATEFUL FOR THE SAFE RETURN
809
00:45:02,668 --> 00:45:06,338
OF JOE AND JAN AND EVERYONE
ABOARD THE LEGACY,
810
00:45:06,338 --> 00:45:08,440
WE ARE ALL SADDENED
BY THIS TRAGEDY
811
00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:11,343
WHICH TOOK MANY INNOCENT LIVES.
812
00:45:11,343 --> 00:45:13,679
Narrator: MORE THAN A YEAR
AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
813
00:45:13,679 --> 00:45:16,415
THE LEGACY JET THAT SURVIVED
A MIDAIR COLLISION
814
00:45:16,415 --> 00:45:19,585
WAS STILL AT THE AIRFIELD
IN THE AMAZON--
815
00:45:19,585 --> 00:45:21,620
ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE CUT SHORT
816
00:45:21,620 --> 00:45:25,624
BY A TRAGIC SERIES OF
TECHNOLOGICAL AND HUMAN ERRORS.
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