How Did They Miss THIS?! The Incredible Story of TNT Flight 325N

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How can just a few seconds of lost focus lead to so much mayhem?

In the morning of June the 15th 2006, two pilots from TNT Airlines met up in the crew room at Liège airport in Belgium to start preparing for two routine cargo flights going up towards London Stansted and then Edinburgh. These were not the first flights either pilot had flown that night and they would certainly not be the most memorable.

What followed on flight TNT flight 325N is where this story REALLY gets interesting!
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode.

SOURCES
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AAIB - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT 5/2008

The Boeing Company - 737-300/-400/-500 Operations Manual

Take Command!: IXEG 737 Classic Plus for Xplane 12

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[jaythegreat]

It’s absolutely insane that that aircraft was able to continue flying after taking such a beating, and even crazier that the landing was so good even after all of that. A true testament to the many, many layers of redundancy in aviation

[danielschultz]

The tower watch sup deserves a medal.

Coordinating a police helicopter to inspect the damage to the aircraft is the most big brain ATC move I've ever heard. Knowing the extent of the damage was critical for the crew's decision making and not only is it insane that they had the SA to know the cameras on the helicopter could get an eye on, it's impressive that he successfully vectored an intercept between a slow moving helicopter and a 737 at low altitude in the weather. Hats off to that watch sup.

[DemolitionManDemolishes]

"The cargo was pyrotechnics" - this is straight out of Leslie Nielsen movie.

[creeper]

I can only imagine how the taxiing aircraft felt. "Uhh is that a landing gear over there in that grass!?" "Yea, wtf is that thing doing there? Let's call up the tower"

[wilmarbarrick]

"How could just a few seconds of lost focus lead to such mayhem"?

That's the story of my life brother.😂

[Denes]

I laughed out loud at the “and they had pyrotechnics on board” part
If i was trying to write a disaster comedy movie that’s the kind of stuff i’d write

[entechcore]

I swear the visual quality of each of these videos has been steadily increasing
It amazes me how well you can represent each story 3D-wise and actually have it look good

[robertmoffett]

What a fast developing mess! I fully expected a disaster, not a fantastic landing. Its so gratifying to have a happy ending. This is one of your best yet.

[Glegh]

40:01 pyrotechnics being transported by an airline called TNT??

[RainbowLovingRainbow]

38:03 This is why I’m a big fan of aircraft having cameras looking directly at all important flight surfaces and landing gear. With as much tech airliners come with now it’s hardly a big ask to put in a bunch of stationary surveillance cameras.

[Ippikiryu]

What a resilient bird and crew. Two diversions and severe damage, but still a safe landing. Incredible.

[Bulldogg]

"The aircraft touched down in one piece... well, minus one piece."

[kenbrown]

this really shows the potential damage a poorly timed interruption can cause. it's heartening to hear they were able to recover and get down safely at the end.

[raymondsalzwedel]

I've started adopting Aviate - Navigate - Communicate as a kind of mantra for handling unexpected stress in general. It really helps manage emotions and not get distracted.

[Wooksley]

Can I just point out that TNT is a horrible name for an airline and leave it at that?

[stellsy]

real hero of the story is the plane just shrugging off getting slammed into the ground and forced to eat dirt after having its leg torn off, just going eh its but a flesh wound, continuing on flying. it deserves a medal for immortality or something

[kylben]

I'm imagining the guys in East Midlands. The sun comes up, the fog lifts, and they see this long deep furrow in the grass next to the runway, a stray set of torn up landing gear, but there is no plane anywhere in sight.

[ryugatsuchiya]

This is what we all should strive for in life.
We mess up, we clear our messes and learn from the mistakes.

[captain]

Fatigue is such a so crucial topic in aviation, yet management in airlines worldwide still push the limit further and further... I've had the chance to have this particular captain as a sim instructor many years later, one of the sharpest pilots I've ever met.

[kevinsaker-oi]

Great video! often wondered what the story was with this aircraft. My company bought the flightdeck from this 73 and converted it into a simulator, now in use in Queensland Australia, still painted orange.