Flight 1380 Attempts a Dangerous Maneuver to Land in One Piece 🛬 Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

As South West Flight 1380 began emergency landing procedures on April 17, 2018, it had one thing in its favor: Captain Tammie Jo Shults, an experienced navy pilot who had landed F-18s in war zones.

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[dorintic]

Plane engine: let’s explode

Navy pilot: you messed with the wrong pilot

[ChrisDIYerOklahoma]

Captain Tammie Jo Shults remains a hero in my eyes forever. Never forget what she and her team did to a crippled aircraft to safely land it.

[cdmcintyre]

It’s a good sign when one of the pilots is telling the story of the incident on the video, we instantly know that there were survivors

[JasonMomos]

Former Navy and Airforce pilots in the cockpit. I'd trust their abilities any day of the week.

[jinxed]

it just amazing how pilots control themselves during moments like this

[cheddarroman]

This video give NO justice to the complete and incredible situation those pilots and crew faced that day and the heroic actions they took to save all on board. Should make an actual documentary on Southwest Flight 1380!

[kentstookey]

A lot of sports heroes and public figures get attention, but these 2 who brought in this plane are true heroes. great job of keeping their cool.

[WolfQuantum]

How about some credit for the First Officer. He's the one who grabbed the controls and fought the plane back level. Props to both working as a crew in an emergency and not as individuals.

[darsh]

With ellisors great reactions initially and shults’ impressive landing, this was the perfect combination of teamwork, precision, and staying calm in a bad situation

[dannycarrino]

That captain is a total badass! Listen to the flight recording from this flight. Calm, cool and collected. Best of the best!

[mzty]

Smithsonian: posts a grim and sad video
Also smithsonian at the end of said video: *It's brighter here*

[VA-]

0:47
Plane:IS THAT PEANUTS?? OMG IM ALLERGIC

[spd_bird]

0:04 FSX looks better than whatever that animation is lol. Really like the actual shots of the airport though!

[actuallywilsonplayz]

This was the first time I saw a emergency plane landing smoother then Ryanair

[jennifera]

There is so much more to this. The engine was destroyed in an instant due to a broken blade. And it was left dangling off the airplane, causing only 1 functioning engine but even worse, extreme amount of vibration and drag on one side of the air craft. 

A window also was broken and a passenger partially sucked out. (Though 3 passengers, and flight attendants worked selflessly to pull the lady in, and do cpr, she still died later of her injuries.) The roar of noise from the broken window also made it impossible for either captain to hear the other, or to communicate with the stewardesses.

At the same time, the smoke from the engine made it impossible to see any of the controls or even easily see out the window to fly the large unbalanced, underpowered aircraft manually. That Captain Tammie Jo Schults, landed this plane with out incident was a testament to her impressive skill, and courage, along with that of capable First officer Darren Elisor and all the exceptional stewardesses, and the passengers all working together.


Schults has written an excellent book...Nerves of Steel, that tells the complete story.

[andrewhs]

0:46 "thank u😊) words before disaster

[yshafreya]

20 minutes after takeoff: an engine blows up and a window breaks

[leafyon]

I’m gonna be real for the production team of this episode..go back to the fog machines please. The fake smoke is so obvious lmao

[scottgamedev]

Ayy he remembered that its a aviation channel

[cjamachado]

The pilot had self control and was fundamental to maintain both pilots focused on landing safely. Great job!