ATOOC: Wooded Wonders

[00:00:00][music] >> Welcome to another episode of Air Traffic Out of Control.

[00:00:28]The podcast bringing you the best, most interesting, and most outrageous air traffic control recordings.

[00:00:35]Right from the tower to your ears.

[00:00:37]I'm your host, Amy Tango Charlie. In this episode, a plane making a flight over Lancaster, South Carolina was cruising when the plane suffers from a double engine failure, crashing into a wooded area.

[00:00:52]Let's listen in.

[00:01:24]>> Charlotte approach 7501 Sierra level 9,000.

[00:01:29]>> November 7501 Sierra approach Charlotte altimeter 3009er. Advising on the weather and notice at the Stanley Airport. Expect a visual approach.

[00:01:40]>> 09er and will advise with the weather and expect a visual.

[00:01:44]7501 Sierra.

[00:01:46]>> American 1962 contact Atlanta Center 134.55.

[00:01:54]>> 01 Sierra has the weather and notice at Lancaster.

[00:01:57]>> Roger.

[00:02:09]>> Charlotte Approach, 75010 Sierra is declaring emergency at this time. We have an issue with both of our engines.

[00:02:16]We are going to Tango 73. 75010 Sierra.

[00:02:20]>> November 75010 Roger, we're cleared to Tango 73 via radar vectors.

[00:02:25]Uh if you need a vector for this anything container present heading to Savannah Executive pressure maintain 3,000.

[00:02:31]>> Down to 3,000 75010 Sierra.

[00:02:42]>> November 75010 can continue orbiting down until you get established uh um uh for the pattern and uh runway information I don't know if you have the NOTAMs there and uh all the uh NOTAMs I find that for Tango 73 just some obstructions near the field.

[00:03:01]Um uh actually that uh Jacksonville Center advised me on those uh and let's see runway 1533 it's a asphalt runway 2,600 by 40 ft long.

[00:03:22]November 75010 do you copy?

[00:03:27]>> Yeah, give us just a second. We're just trying to deal with some things right here. We're not sure exactly what's going on.

[00:03:32]>> Charlotte Approach November 75010 give me a posted.

[00:03:49]Visual approach solid altimeter 2999.

[00:03:53]>> Charlotte Approach 75010 >> we're going to try to make it to Lancaster.

[00:03:58]>> Okay, November 75010, you're clear to Lancaster via radar vectors.

[00:04:03]Fly heading 290 and descend and maintain 3,000.

[00:04:07]>> 290, descending maintain 3,000.

[00:04:19]>> November 75010, and no NOTAMs showing for Lancaster Airport.

[00:04:25]Runway Lancaster, runway 6 246004 ft long by 101 concrete.

[00:04:42]November 75010, Lancaster Airport is 1:00 and approximately 5 mi.

[00:04:51]>> Thank you.

[00:04:59]>> Okay, November 75010, give me posted and once you land, give me a call on the number stated on the AFD for that airport.

[00:05:12]November 75010, at your discretion.

[00:05:21]November 75010, if you cannot make it to Lancaster, I don't know if you can hear me, but if you cannot make it to Lancaster, you're just past US 521. You can set up to the right 3 to 4:00 in less than a mile. Then pretty much goes north and south.

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