LOST at sea?? | The INSANE story of Flight 782

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What could be more terrifying, than being told, miles above the sea, that the pilots flying your plane, are lost? This is exactly what happened 146 passengers on board a Boeing 737 over the Java Sea, in February of 2006.

The video you’re about to watch, tells the fascinating story of what happens, when small mistakes begin to slip through the cracks, building up, until they become impossible to ignore.

This is the story of Adam Air flight 782.

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[nmvi]

It gives me chills when I think of the fact that had it been nighttime this whole story would have been very different most probably with everyone dead

[soneda]

the captain name who safely landed this airplane is Tri Nursiyogo
the video mentioned that the captain was fired from adamair,
but this decision by adamair was a blessing in disguise
now he work at the Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee
the very organization that oversee the safety of Indonesia airlines

[AnoNym-zity]

Imagine being that ATC who has never seen a big plane at their airport a 737 descending without any clearance.

[autoteleology]

It must have really sucked at the moment, but frankly, being fired from this crappy airline was a blessing in disguise. Hope the captain was able to find a job at another airline.

[RogerFairthorne]

I really liked how the trainee knew something was wrong, due to the position on the Sun in the windows.

[oliverlok]

I guess you could say Adamair 782 was the first flight to introduce a mystery destination?

[zeinaaaaaa]

i've never heard about this incident before, i was relieved that they managed to land *somewhere* but i am dying to know what the reaction of the staff at the airport was seeing a random boeing 737 just land with no clearance, no radio contact, and no obvious emergency

[TuneStunnaMusic]

I’m just glad this didn’t result in a crash. I’ve watched all 23 seasons of Mayday and for some reason I needed an ending where everyone survives

[timmack]

The pilots name was Tri Nursiyogo. I was able to find that "After an incident in which an Adam Air aircraft landed 525 km (326 mi) away from its intended destination, the pilots blamed a malfunctioning navigation system. The airline claimed the equipment to be in good working order, and had the pilots arrested on charges of endangering passenger safety.
The pilot spent nearly two months in jail, but was eventually cleared of all charges.

[harikrishnanpa]

34:28 "The biggest aircraft which regularly landed there, was the F**ker-28" caught me off-guard

[pablorubio]

This happened and Adam Air didn't care. It didn't prevent 102 people from perishing the next year

[SidGolan]

Similar to Varig flight 254 in Brazil in 1989 where an incorrect heading entered into the flight computer caused the plane to end up 920 nautical miles off course from their destination Belem. They weren’t as lucky as Adam Air pilots since the Varig flight was at dusk and soon lost sunlight while trying desperately to figure out where they were.

They eventually ran out of fuel and had to ditch their aircraft. They ended up crashing deep in a remote area of the Amazon jungle. 12 of the 54 passengers and crew died while the remaining were rescued 2 days later as authorities struggled to figure out the location of the plane.

[dodahspeak]

Excellent video and great production. I'm former airline operations (now retired) and I wasn't aware of this incidernt. You held my undivided attention from start to finnish!

[OhNotThat]

33:45 To be completely fair, a PA that ends with "we're going to be trying to land safely on a runway we just spotted because we're hopelessly lost. Good luck everyone." is one of the absolute best emergency crisis PA announcements a Pilot could make. Considering they're landing on a RUNWAY. All things considered, they very well could have been somewhere over the Ocean while being completely lost and crashing into water instead of a runway.

[Xamry]

It saddens me when someone who’s not in the same “level” or position as someone feels like they can’t speak up because they’re “inferior”

[nadineb]

Thank you so much for the content I've been waiting patiently... Best of luck to you, I hope you're doing well.

[niku]

Since they were flying over land, just squawk 7700 and declare Mayday on 121.5. Some controller will pick up your signal, and provide radar vectors to the nearest suitable airport. It’s embarrassing, but much better than ditching or forced landing.

[Titot]

Welcome to Indonesian safety culture!!! I flat out refused to fly on any domestic carriers during that time period because of the endemic safety culture on pretty much most of the newly-formed carriers. Lion air had a reputation of being delayed, but you always ran the risk of being permanently delayed! Adam air was the latter. You weren't even guaranteed to be safe with the flag Carrier, Garuda (given my route of choice was CGK - JOG)

Thankfully, after quite a signficant paradigm shift and being bollecked and humbled by the EU, flying in Indonesia is probably marginally safer than trying to navigate UK roads with inattentive drivers on their phones or drink driving.

[TheSasquatchNation]

So stoked that they landed safely and everyone is ok. Initially after clicking on this latest video I assumed all lives would be lost to a horrific disaster. Good thing they were flying in clear skies and during the day! Thanks Green Dot for another great video!!