Plane Cleared to Land With People on Runway

This is how fast a flight can go from normal to crazy.

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[bv]

As a firefighter you have no idea how much we appreciate and Captains final communication.

[murraystewartj]

Kelsey, thanks for the shout out for the flight attendants. I wish more people realized that they are far more than glorified waiters. This video neatly shows how so many people, ATC, ground controllers, emergency personnel, pilots and flight attendants all bring their specialized training to work professionally in an emergency. Kudos, too, to the passengers who kept cool heads and aided in the evacuation. I'll bet that once the adrenanalin rush wore off for all involved there were more than a few rubbery legs.

[TheSuzberry]

Thanks for giving flight attendants their credit. They catch so much grief from uncooperative passengers who are unaware that their job is safety first and coffee service is just extra.

[wizardmix]

A word to leaving bags: Don't even grab them, not if it's in the seat in front of you or in the overhead. If it's that important to you, have it in a pocket on your body. If a plane is on fire and it's serious, you're most likely to die from smoke inhalation. Mere seconds can mean the difference between life or death and if you're unfortunate enough to be way down the line closer to the fire, every second a passenger takes to get a bag or go in the overhead might mean someone's life closer to the smoke/fire. If you have a backpack, you might think there's no harm but that backpack is now a gap between you and the person behind you. No joke, that's keeping other passengers closer to danger, it's a slide puncture hazard and it's likely going to be ordered off your body before you evacuate. Don't do it! Your life is more important than your laptop and so are the lives of everyone else.

[Dave_McKansas]

I'm thinking the FA's aren't getting enough credit. The Passengers are : Not panicked - Organized- Methodical - Obviously informed - Calm enough to help each other. It looks like the work of a great crew.

[brianhall]

My wife is a Delta FA and I can tell you that this is what they train for. They are on board for the passengers safety.

[aussiebloke]

3:47 When the controller said to "number 1 main gear" rather than "number 1 tire", I suspect she was referring to the entire gear assembly as a whole, "number 1" referencing the left side of the aircraft and not to the number 1 tire - as she was likely too far away to make out individual tires that clearly.

[rjc]

I honestly think the Hudson river landing is what has encouraged so many passengers to be civil and understanding during aircraft evacuations. It was a real life situation where people saw that if they worked together there was a huge chance of succeeding.

[CaptainKevin]

When Qantas 32 was being deplaned, the passengers were instructed not to take their luggage with them as they were exiting the plane. One passenger tried to take his bag with him, and the flight attendant told him he couldn't do that. The passenger then told him "I already have my bag with me, so what are you going to do about it." The flight attendant grabbed the bag, threw it across the other side of the plane, and told him to get off. Nobody brought their bags with them after that.

[paulholmes]

Kelsey, Retired Airplane Fixer here, one point to emphasize, they might have NOT blown a tire, it could have been a brake grease/fluid fire at that point and the airplane might not have indicated any drift on the rollout. Tires seldom ignite on their own, even during landing, and they usually "blow" (actually deflate) when the thermal plugs melt from a set of overheated brakes heating up the wheel hubs. Also I do not think the controller was numbering the wheels, she more than likely stated the "number 1 main gear" as reference to the number 1 engine side. Saying "right gear" may have been a reference to her perspective from the tower due to the chaos going on. All in all though EVERYTHING was done right by all parties, and you seldom hear about the good stuff, just the bad stuff.

[moletrap]

Your compassion for the controllers and pilots and crews is admirable. You represent your profession well. You educate the public well. Thank you.

[reedtassell]

I assume by “number 1 main gear” she means left most, and isn’t referring to tires but the entire cluster, similar to how engines are numbered

[sea-ferring]

The controller was totally on it. In a split second she realized that the runway wasn't clear to land and she directed the landing plane to go around all the time dealing with all of the emergency vehicle coordination. Amazing work.

[antoninbesse]

Beside the quality of Kelsey’s commentary, his asides about human nature is the main reason I subscribed to his channel.

[gwgaskin]

Thanks for pointing out the lack of luggage. That's something you don't see very often these days. Good job by the pax!

[JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

The Captain/pilot seems incredibly calm and professional. Hats off to the captain!

[anlumo]

One major thing I learned in your videos is that I now always keep my passport in my pants pocket rather than the bag, since in the case of an emergency I couldn't take the bag with me, but it's critical to have the passport in a foreign country.

[cuttingedgeinnovationstati]

What a great example of everyone working together.

[Listen_before_you_act]

Kelsey you are a fresh breathe of air the world needs. Keep teaching the 74 crew we value you highly.

[ileana]

Gotta love how Kelsey acknowledges everybody´s professional behaviour: the pilots, the FA´s, the ATC´s AND the passenger´s.
I am quite convinced that the passengers beeing calm and well behaved might have been due to a calm an professional announcement and attitude by the captain. This than is reflected by the crew and the passengers.