Too Close! Airplane Nearly Lands on HOTEL!

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Imagine sitting in your #hotel room on a tropical island, casually looking out through your window and seeing the landing lights from a #Boeing 737 which is coming straight for you at an altitude of only 50 feet over the sea!

This might sound like a #movie scene but it actually happened on the island of Sint Maarten a few years back and the fascinating story of what lead up to this, is what I will be covering today so stay tuned.
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Sources

Vor beacon: Phil Collier, NATS engineer

NDB Beacon: AZIMUT

Quick Access Recorder: UNKNOWN

Aircraft used:
PMDG 737-800:

Scenery used:
Saint Martin & Grand Case MSFS by Airworthy Designs:

CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Sint Maarten
01:41 - The flight crew
03:22 - Approaches
04:45 - Eyes on the weather
07:43 - A slightly different approach
11:29 - Descent towards Sint Maarten
14:37 - Runway lighting
16:41:- Setting up for final
19:35 - A little psychology
21:29 - Runway in sight??
23:34 - A clearer picture
25:50 - What exactly happened?

[littletrebleclef]

When you said "we will never know" I figured this ended disastrously, so happy to hear everyone was safe. Another great video!

[Emm]

I’m really enjoying the addition of the psychology behind the incidents in the recent videos! Keep up the great work, Mentour!

[Ragenule]

Thank you so much for these videos, sir. I'm a trucker by trade, not a pilot, but these videos are always interesting to me. I'm always a bit nervous when boarding aircraft or ships, and I'm making plans to visit the UK. While one might think watching videos on incidents and accidents would be a bad idea for a nervous flyer, I like watching yours because you explain the nuances of the situations, and what lessons the industry has learned to be safer which is actually helping me with the idea of flying over the Atlantic. Thanks again!

[bilalhijjawi]

You explain aviation so well I'm starting to believe I can fly . The work you do is so good, you're bringing aviation into the mainstream. One humble suggestion if you're looking into expanding your content repertoire is to share with us interesting developments in aviation history from your perspective that have had profound impact on the industry.
Again, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[christianbechhenriksen]

13 m. above waters - phew. That sounds crazy close. As a passenger when landing at Copenhagen Runway 30 - that looked close enough to me.

[baguskusumaloka]

Thanks for your trully good video
In last tuesday is my first flight. I have some fear about plane safety. But after see many of your video i didnt fear again. Actually I enjoy it so much. Its really unreal to see many many place in bird view. Thanks for your good work

Sorry if my grammar is not good. English not my first or second language.

[danoconnell]

I love this channel and watch nearly every episode. I'd like to say that this is one of those that would *really* benefit from good closed captions. Auto-captions can't begin to make sense of the terminology and place names.

[jayanspaliwal]

That video of you riding a go cart, was a nice addition to the video 😂😂

[venomousbook]

there's similar tarrain in Lanzerote, while on holiday there last year i noticed that they only land from the south, taking a long parallel line down to the same point in the sky (my guess is there's a waypoint there) and then turning right 180 degrees to line up with the runway, the ILS beacons are even just off the shore.

best part is there's a long foot path along the fencing of the air port and you can stand under the plane as it comes in to land, then as you travle down the path you can see planes taxiing.

[mballer]

What is the reason for having lower lighting levels available rather than full intensity all the time?

[msromike]

But now for the real $64, 000 question. Did they paint the roof blue and put anti-collision lights on the hotel?

[patrickfreeman]

My experience with GPS is that, like all technology, it lies. I have literally been led to the middle of nowhere to hear the GPS say, "You have reached your destination"

[Football_highlights]

nah bro i have been watching your videos since day one and i already feel like a pilot fr, attention to details is so surprising keep it up

[zhivalidiya]

Ты стал моим любимым пилотом, Петтер! Невероятно! 👍💯🌍🌎🌏💖💖💖

[applechocolateU]

I was not expecting a clip of Mentour scooting around on a children's toy as an aid to explain situational awareness

[amateurmakingmistakes]

Great video! Good to see that the aircraft manufacturer, the airline and airport all revised their relevant procedures!

[valberlin]

I've been to St Marteen's airport. Landing there and watching planes land there is both exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. It looks like the ocean is part of the runway, so close! 😊😮

[WowIndescribable]

Great story, Pettr! And the graphics have gotten to just an amazing, stellar level! Excellent!

[Sun_Flower]

I'm not a pilot but i find these videos fascinating. Great channel, thanks. 👍🏻

[ZGryphon]

I love the kid's reaction at 20:45. "What th' heck?"