Black Box Down

Plane Pitches Up Uncontrollably / Air Midwest Flight 5481 Stalls After Takeoff

Dec 23, 2021

51:20

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The Problem Is That the Quality Assurance Inspector Was Signing Off on Both

01:52

Flight 54 81 Loss of Pitch Control

02:53

The Next Recommendation Is to Establish a Weight and Balance Program

02:12

Introduction

2min

Black Box Down Animated Episodes

2min

Air Midwest Flight 54 81

2min

The Flight Data Recorder - What Is It?

3min

The Stall Warning - The Flight Data Recorder

2min

The Flight Data Recorder Is Not Recording at All.

2min

The Elevator Control Check in the Beach 19 Hundred D

3min

How Did They Figure This Out?

2min

The Flight Data Recorder Recording

2min

10.

Fight Camp - The Best Workout in the World

4min

11.

The Problem Is That the Quality Assurance Inspector Was Signing Off on Both

2min

12.

Flight Data Recorder Pitch Control Measurements Showing a Nine Degree Turnbuckle Difference

2min

13.

The Airplane Nested Up Uncontrollably

2min

14.

Air Lines and Airplane Safety Thrives on Procedure and the Numbers

2min

15.

The Airplane Did Fly Ten Times After Maintenance Check

2min

16.

Air Midwest's Weight and Balance Program Wasn't Updated to Reflect That

2min

17.

Flight Crew Fatigue Was Not a Factor in the Accident

2min

18.

The Accident Airplane's Elevator Control System Rigid

2min

19.

Flight 54 81 Loss of Pitch Control

3min

20.

Aircraft Weight and Balance Control

2min

21.

The Next Recommendation Is to Establish a Weight and Balance Program

2min

22.

What Happened to the Quality Assurance Inspector?

2min

23.

The Black Box Down Podcast

2min

A Beechcraft 1900D becomes uncontrolable immediately after takeoff. Air Midwest Flight 5481 starts pitching up uncontrollably after taking off. The pilots do their best to force the nose down but are unable to regain control of the aircraft. What made this plane become uncontrollabe? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by FightCamp (http://joinfightcamp.com/blackboxdown) HelloFresh (http://hellofresh.com/blackboxdown14 and use code blackboxdown14) and Public Rec (http://publicrec.com and use code BLACKBOXDOWN)

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