{"id":1880,"date":"2017-06-20T07:05:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T07:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egretnews.com\/new\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2017-07-13T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T13:02:11","slug":"taiwan-transasia-pilot-shut-wrong-engine-data-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egretnews.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/20\/taiwan-transasia-pilot-shut-wrong-engine-data-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan TransAsia pilot shut wrong engine, data confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taiwan&#8217;s aviation regulator has released data showing the pilot of a TransAsia plane which crashed in Taipei had switched off the working engine after the other lost power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forty-three people died, including the pilot and co-pilot, when the ATR 72-600 aircraft, which can fly with one engine, ended up in a river.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" class=\"mceItemReadMore\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"story-body__link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asc.gov.tw\/main_en\/docDetail.aspx?uid=318&amp;pid=318&amp;docid=701\">The report<\/a>\u00a0says that in a cockpit recording, the pilot is heard saying: &#8220;Wow, pulled back the wrong side throttle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It does not assign blame for the crash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The data provided as part of the investigation by the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) follows an initial assessment released days after the crash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"\/images\/Plain.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Flight data shows that the plane stalled and crashed shortly after the working engine was switched off<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giving a detailed breakdown of the conversation heard on the cockpit voice recorder between the flying pilot and the co-pilot, the report says the captain is heard saying he pulled back the wrong side throttle while the aircraft was at 309ft (94m), flying at a speed of 105 knots (120mph).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flight data shows that the plane stalled and crashed shortly after the working engine was switched off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plane, which had taken off from Taipei&#8217;s Songshan airport, was carrying 58 passengers and crew when it lurched to one side, clipping an overpass and crashing upside down into the shallow river.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ASC said it would put out a final draft in November, with causes and recommendations. The final report will be published next April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan&#8217;s aviation regulator has released data showing the pilot of a TransAsia plane which crashed in Taipei had switched off the working engine after the other lost power. Forty-three people died, including the pilot and co-pilot, when the ATR 72-600 aircraft, which can fly with one engine, ended up in a river. 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