WORST Possible Combination!! The Crazy Tale of Wizz Air Flight 801

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HOW did the pilots of Wizz Air Flight 801 end up over 1,000 ft below the height of surrounding terrain with no clue they were heading straight towards a mountain?

In today’s video, we’ll break down the string of errors that led to this dire situation and how Wizz Air used this incident to train future pilots on how you should NEVER handle a terrain escape procedure.

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[kovacsemod]

Hats off to the engineers who designed the systems that gave these pilots time to rectify this situation

[crazyshev]

Ah time to get the mentour pilot bingo out:

Well.... No.
Terrain Terrain, Pull Up!
Noooot exactly...
Why did this captain do this? We will never know.
<5 minute segment of technical knowledge only aviation nerds have any understanding on>
Now, as a pilot myself...
Remember that bit of information we talked about earlier?...Yeah..
If the pilots just looked down at the instruments for one second...
Aviate, Navigate then Communicate!
Before we get to the end I want to take this opportunity to...

[dominikadamkowski]

I love the "pull up" jumpscare, it was so well executed and proves the point perfectly. Hats off to whoever came up with this idea.

[jacktaylorphotos]

This was quite an emotional one for me, at the moment that it looked like they were gone, and then the Alpha Floor protection came it and literally saved them. We hear a lot about the Airbus systems in some of the not so positive stories so it was good to hear it shown in such a positive light in this one.

[RohitSingh]

One minor correction, as a software engineer/pilot who has worked in aerospace: WGS84 is not a database. It's the system which maps lat/lng/altitude into points into 3D space. In other words, it's a map projection. Other map projections are things like NAD83 (which focuses on North America) and GCJ02 which is basically the same as WGS84 but randomly warped in China for the sake of "national security."

Points on one datum will differ slightly from points on another, which is why if you look at Google Maps on the Hong Kong/Shenzen border you'll see crazy stuff like buildings in the ocean.

The database that makes EGPWS work is a terrain database. This is something like SRTM (the Shuttle Radar Topography MIssion) which actually tells you the shape of the ground.

[mofayer]

That "pull up" jump scare was on point, made me jump. 😅

[damianski]

Its amazing how Peter sounds exactly like the aircraft warning systems when using words like " terrain" or " pull up" etc 😃

[sheldonsheldon]

I never click on a youtubers videos quicker than Mentour Pilot. Always quality content.

[balazskoti]

Good to hear how well and maturity Wizz Air handled the aftermath of the incident instead of sweeping this under the rug. Greetings from Hungary!

[robink.]

I have been binging Mentours videos over the past weeks and I must say the production quality is on an insane level that is unmatched anywhere. Kudos to the whole team involved!

[PetarNis]

Thanks for this story!

Im originally from Niš, Serbia and I flew numerous times with WizzAir above those mountains.

I’m sure that they lernt the lesson!

Cheers,
Petar

[pavle]

Thank you for new video Mentour!

Fun fact, yesterday was 38th birthday of Niš airport. It was opened on 12/10/1986 and it is second biggest airport in Serbia.

[draganilic]

Regarding Nis airport, 5 -10 years ago, during heavy snow, a Wizz plane tried to land at least 5-6 times. After the last attempt, he left for Budapest. I know because I was following on the flight radar and the runway 29 landing corridor is above my head. A wonderful video that explained to me how complicated Niš airport is!

[alexthemess]

This is the earliest I’ve been to a Mentour Pilot video — keep up the good work man! I’ve watched so many videos of yours that I can’t find ones I haven’t seen!

[matehavlik]

Niš is pronounced "Nish", a bit confusing, sounds like Nice in France. Budapest is BudapeSHt too, but that doesn't matter 🙂

[shivanshsingh]

The "PULL UP" jump scare was so effective that I started pulling on my side stick control (glass full of water).

[bandamonopuma]

Hey Petter, my father is a retired pilot and i always translate your videos for him, part by part. He loves them! It would be awesome to have a spanish audio track on them, there’s a whole spanish speaking audience that would love the videos. Keep up the good work!

[kaiperdaens]

9:05 it is interesting how the egpws is both the one thing pilots never wanna hear but also the thing they never wanna not hear.
And passengers especially don't ever wanna hear it during a pa or something.

[KCLIBURN-mjqx]

Another excellent video in which disaster was avoided but it was looking bad. Put this change in your penny jar and keep these outstanding videos coming! Every time I see one of these aviation videos it makes me realize just how on top the pilots have to be at all times and ready to handle anything! Thanks again to your crew and keep up the high production values!

[rdanilb]

This story is actually both frightening and reassuring because I also stay close to an airport surrounded by mountains (quite similar landscape to that in Serbia) from which Wizz Air operates. This story actually brought more information about how such landings are done and what systems are helping. Thanks a lot !