CVR transcript Martinair Flight 495 - 21 DEC 1992
Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the December 21, 1992 accident of Martinair Flight 495, a DC-10 at Faro.
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Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
| time | source | content |
|---|---|---|
| 07.27:12 | ATC | Martinair four six one, uh, on the ground at two eight, at the end and by the left, change to Tower frequency one, uh, one eight decimal two. |
| 07.27:20 | MP461 | One one eight two, pleasant day. |
| 07.27:25 | - | // Sound of selector knob // |
| 07.27:53 | CAPT | Approaching eight miles. |
| 07.27:54 | FO | Yes. |
| 07.27:56 | CAPT | I'll give you one one one. |
| 07.27:57 | - | // Sound of selector knob // |
| 07.28:01 | FO | Over right, heading zero eight zero. |
| 07.28:04 | CAPT | ... zero eight zero ... |
| 07.28:11 | RDO | Four nine five is turning inbound. |
| 07.28:17 | ATC | Four nine five copied, report at minimums or runway in sight, runway surface conditions are flooded. |
| 07.28:26 | RDO | Roger, call you. |
| 07.28:30 | - | // Sound of selector knob (auto pilot trim) // |
| 07.28:42 | ??? | ... zero. |
| 07.28:44 | CAPT | Ja. |
| 07.28:55 | CAPT | Seven DME. |
| 07.28:57 | FO | Ja, dan mag de gear down. [Yes, then the gear maybe selected down] |
| 07.29:00 | CAPT | Gear down. |
| 07.29:17 | CAPT | Wind is from right ... |
| 07.29:22 | CAPT | Gear is down. |
| 07.29:23 | FO | Ja, thank you. |
| 07.29:25 | FO | Flaps three five. |
| 07.29:28 | CAPT | Flaps three five. |
| 07.29:30 | - | // Sound of selector knob // |
| 07.29:32 | CAPT | Flaps are three five. |
| 07.29:36 | FO | Vertical speed selected. |
| 07.29:36 | AC1158 | Air Columbus one one five eight with you. |
| 07.29:38 | ATC | One one five eight continue to taxi. |
| 07.29:43 | FO | Flaps, five zero. |
| 07.29:47 | CAPT | Flaps five zero. |
| 07.29:50 | - | // Sound of selector know, pause, 4 clicks, selector knob // |
| 07.30:00 | CAPT | Six DME seventeen thirty. |
| 07.30:05 | CAPT | Check? |
| 07.30:06 | FO | Yes, check. |
| 07.30:08 | CAPT | Five DME, fourteen thirty. |
| 07.30:11 | - | // Sound of selector knob // |
| 07.30:13 | CAPT | Wind is coming from the right, thirty knots, drift twelve degrees, so you make it one two three or so. |
| 07.30:22 | FO | Ja. |
| 07.30:25 | FE | OK, for the landing checklist? |
| 07.30:27 | FO | Ja, landing checklist. |
| 07.30:28 | CAPT | Four DME, eleven twenty. |
| 07.30:32 | FE | Missed approach altitude. |
| 07.30:36 | CAPT | .. three ..., set. |
| 07.30:38 | AC1158 | Air Columbus one one five eight, ready for departure. |
| 07.30:40 | FE | Altimeters. |
| 07.30:41 | CAPT | Set three times. |
| 07.30:44 | FE | Spoilers. // Sound of arming the spoilers // |
| 07.30:45 | CAPT | Arm. |
| 07.30:46 | FE | I'll check them. |
| 07.30:47 | CAPT | Ja. |
| 07.30:48 | - | // Sound of arming // |
| 07.30:50 | FE | Flaps, slats. |
| 07.30:52 | CAPT | Five zero, land. |
| 07.30:55 | FE | Landing checklist completed. |
| 07.30:56 | CAPT | OK. |
| 07.30:57 | AC1158 | Tower, Air Columbus one one five eight. |
| 07.31:01 | ATC | Go ahaead. |
| 07.31:02 | AC1158 | Ready for departure. |
| 07.31:03 | CAPT | Four DME, eleven twenty. |
| 07.31:05 | ATC | Marinair four nine five, confirm inbound, how many miles? |
| 07.31:08 | RDO | We are four miles out. |
| 07.31:10 | ATC | Roger, Air Columbus one one five eight, hold short. |
| 07.31:14 | CAPT | Ja, je kan de baan zien. [Yes, you can see the runway] |
| 07.31:15 | AC1158 | Holding short, Air Columbus one one five eight. |
| 07.31:24 | CAPT | Three DME, eight twenty. |
| 07.31:29 | CAPT | Three DME, eight twenty. |
| 07.31:33 | - | // Start sound of windshield wipers // |
| 07.31:37 | RDO | Martinair four nine five, finals. |
| 07.31:40 | ATC | Confirm you have runway lights in sight? |
| 07.31:43 | RDO | Affirm. |
| 07.31:44 | ATC | Cleared to land runway one one, the wind one five zero, one five knots, maximum two zero. |
| 07.31:52 | RDO | Cleared to land. |
| 07.31:53 | FO | Auto pilot C. |
| 07.31:54 | CAPT | OK, hè, the runway is ... |
| 07.31:55 | ATC | Confirm the lights are too bright? |
| 07.31:58 | RDO | No, it's fine, keep it. |
| 07.32:00 | FE | Five hundred. |
| 07.32:03 | CAPT | Cleared, hè? |
| 07.32:04 | FO | Ja. |
| 07.32:04 | FE | JA, check cleared. |
| 07.32:15 | FO | PAPI, hè. |
| 07.32:16 | CAPT | Ja. |
| 07.32:20 | CAPT | Speed a bit low, speed is low. |
| 07.32:24 | CAPT | Ja OK, speed is OK. |
| 07.32:29 | FO | Windshield, uh windshiels anti-ice, ik zie niks. [Windshield, uh windshiels anti-ice, I don't see anything] |
| 07.32:30 | CAPT | Ja. |
| 07.32:32 | FE | You're at fast. |
| 07.32:34 | CAPT | A bit low, bit low, bit low. |
| 07.32:36 | FO | Ja. |
| 07.32:37 | CAPT | OK, OK, OK. |
| 07.32:39 | CAPT | Wind is, uh, one ninety with twenty. |
| 07.32:44 | - | // Sound of double click // // Sound of single click // |
| 07.32:47 | - | // Start of 'kettle' tone - radio altimeter passing 50ft // |
| 07.32:48 | CAPT | Throttles. |
| 07.32:48 | - | // Sound of throttles pushed full forward // |
| 07.32:49 | - | // Touchdown // |
| 07.32:51 | - | // Sound of landing gear warning horn // |
| 07.32:58 | - | END OF RECORDING |
