Asiana 214 ver 3

Asiana 214 ver 3

Here is Update 3 of our reconstruction of the Asiana flt 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport on 7/6/13.

As mentioned earlier this a work-in-progress project with updated versions being posted periodically as new information and data become available.

The purpose of this project is to make available to our viewers and the public the most detailed and accurate visual reconstruction of the event possible considering the information available at the time of each new update. We will offer no opinions as to the cause of this accident but hope that our animated reconstruction will encourage discussion and dialog amongst you our viewers.

Here are the main changes made in ver. 3:

Runway 28L threshold displaced 300' further to the west. This is not shown in the latest Google Earth Pro imagery of the airport which was used in the 1st two versions of the reconstruction.

Water vapor shown being blown into the air for the 3 seconds prior to impact. This was most likely caused by the jet blast of both engines as power was applied for the 3 seconds prior to impact and the high angle of attack during that period of time. This vapor can be seen in the Fred Hayes eyewitness video.

Left engine separation and post impact travel. As was correctly noted by a number of our viewers the left engine ended up on the right side of the runway and not the left as shown in ver. 2. The engine likely separated from the aircraft at the moment the fuselage pancaked onto the runway and since full power had been applied just before impact it is very likely that the engine was still developing significant power at the moment of separation and perhaps even continued to produce power for a moment after separation while the fuel still in the engine fuel system was consumed. In a later aerial photograph we obtained there is clear evidence on the runway (scrape marks) that the engine actually passed the aircraft and followed a curved path in front of the nose ending up on the right side of the runway and igniting a grass fire in that area.

A split screen animation will also be posted later today illustrating the cockpit or pilot's perspective from this same reconstruction. We'll post a Tweet from our Twitter account as soon as it's uploaded. Be sure to follow us @EyewitnessAnimations.

Thanks!

Capt. John Suchocki. EAL Ret.

[iamoof]

Hello ppl I see most of u got recommended this after 7 years

[ServantVan]

Gravity: *Do you believe in gravity?*
Plane: *There's no such thing as g-*
Gravity: *Instant push down*

[mauricecalvillo]

It looks like the plane died on its final approach, its soul got separated from its body, and the plane's ghost landed normally while the dead body crash landed.

[theaircraftnerd]

Hello to those who got this recommended 7 years later

Edit: Thanks for the likes

[rgelley]

As an ATP, I can confirm this is true. On approach, power for altitude, pitch for speed.

[pokemonzapdos]

Must have been somewhat relieving for the ATC to hear the pilot talk back after realizing it crashed

[AlexHurleyMusic]

Although the lives that were lost are still obvious absolutely devastating, the fact that more lives weren't lost is miraculous to me.

[samuraibeats]

the engine really said " bye have a great time"

[tonyb]

The bigger tragedy in this was SFO Fire Department driving over an unconscious girl ! Survives a plane crash only to have a fire truck drive over you.

[jlmadethat]

Me: literally at the gate for my plane back home


Youtube algorithm: 👁👄👁

[Kevincents]

Plot twist : *The animation has been created before the accident*

[skyscout]

Very well-done. Seems quite accurate. Your efforts are much appreciated, and I am linking this to our airline forum. Nicely done.

[micahbriones]

This is the first major airplane crash I remember and i would watch this video everyday.

[mjanik]

The discussion over the ver 2 doesn't slow down attracting almost 30K new visits or revisits overnight so perhaps there's no need to change anything after all. Good on you John - you've sure made some future adepts of aviation!

[johnsuchocki]

I would have loved to have simply replaced the earlier version with the new one and kept the thread going but wasn't able find a way to do that. If anyone knows a way to accomplish that please let me know. Thanks

[WellerEditz]

I still have this recommended from 10 years ago

[LIVBen]

well done with the simulation, two thumbs up!

[vuongtrannam]

I got this recommendation 10 years after💀

[thomjanson]

I’m not a pilot, I’ll admit that but don’t the pilots have eyes and senses? Surely they could see they were too low? Surely?!

[clancy]

Is the depiction of those masts in the water accurate? It looks like he'd crashed sooner had he approached more to the middle of the runway instead on the right side. Because then his landing gear would've caught the antennas... as it looks now in this simulation, it appears as if his left wing is missing them by inches. Is this accurate or merely a false impression I'm having there?
I imagine that we'd have seen much more fatalities if those masts would've clipped his wing earlier...