J Airport 1496

On September 18th 1996, J Airport 1496 was on its way from Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. The plane was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F, carrying no passengers. The only people on board were the pilot, Captain John Smith, and the copilot, First Officer Jane Doe. The flight was uneventful until the plane reached 15,000 feet. At that point, the pilot began to descend for landing. However, as he put the nose down, the plane began to stall. The pilot tried to correct the stall, but he was too late. The plane crashed into the ground, flipping upside down and bursting into flames. The impact of the crash was so powerful that the plane was completely destroyed. Both the pilot and the copilot were killed. The cause of the crash was later determined to be a faulty control wire. The faulty control wire had caused the plane's controls to be inverted. This meant that when the pilot tried to put the nose down, the plane's nose actually went up. This made it impossible for the pilot to land the plane safely. A timeline was made by me. Here’s the timeline.

1976

* December 1: FedEx announces the construction of J Airport.
* December 1: FedEx begins a campaign to promote J Airport, explaining why it was made, how it was built, and how the first flight went. This campaign ends on January 2nd 1984.

1996

* September 18:
	+ J Airport 1496 takes off from Washington National Airport at 3:04 PM.
	+ J Airport 1496 receives landing clearance from ATC at 3:15 PM.
	+ The plane begins to stall at 3:18 PM.
	+ The pilot makes an emergency landing attempt, but the plane crashes into the ground at 3:19 PM.
	+ The CVR recording ends at 3:20 PM.
	+ ATC receives a distress call from J Airport 1496 at 3:21 PM.
	+ ATC loses contact with J Airport 1496 at 3:22 PM.
	+ The ATC recording ends at 3:23 PM.
	+ J Airport 1523, a plane from J Airport, sees J Airport 1496 stalling and reports it to ATC.

1996, September 19: \* The ATC recording is released to the public. \* The recording quickly becomes popular and is widely circulated on the internet. \* The recording provides valuable insights into the crash, and it leads to a public outcry for improved safety measures in the aviation industry. \* CCAS and CCAS Alarms are developed in response to the crash of J Airport 1496.

Here are the transcripts of the ATC and CVR recordings:

```
<ATC Recording:

* ATC: J Airport 1496, cleared for landing on runway 27R.
* J Airport 1496: Roger, cleared for landing on runway 27R.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, you're about 10 miles out.
* J Airport 1496: 10 miles out, roger.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, descend and maintain 3,000 feet.
* J Airport 1496: 3,000 feet, roger.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, your airspeed is a little high. Can you slow down to 180 knots?
* J Airport 1496: Roger, slowing down to 180 knots.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, your altitude is a little low. Can you climb to 3,500 feet?
* J Airport 1496: Roger, climbing to 3,500 feet.
* J Airport 1496: ATC, we're having some trouble with the plane.
* ATC: What kind of trouble?
* J Airport 1496: We're stalling.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, make an emergency landing on runway 27R.
* J Airport 1496: We're trying, but we're not making it.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, brace for impact.
* J Airport 1496: (unintelligible)
* ATC: J Airport 1496, we've lost contact with you.

```

```
<CVR Recording:

* Pilot: We're stalling.
* Co-pilot: I know.
* Pilot: We're not going to make it.
* Co-pilot: Brace for impact.
* (impact)

```

```
<Report from J Airport 1523:

* Pilot: ATC, this is J Airport 1523. We just saw J Airport 1496 stall and crash.
* ATC: J Airport 1523, what was the altitude of J Airport 1496 when you saw it stall?
* Pilot: It was about 3,000 feet.
* ATC: And what was the airspeed of J Airport 1496 when you saw it stall?
* Pilot: It was about 180 knots.
* ATC: Thank you, J Airport 1523. We're sending out a rescue crew. 1976

```

* `December 1: FedEx announces the construction of J Airport.`
* `December 1: FedEx begins a campaign to promote J Airport, explaining why it was made, how it was built, and how the first flight went. This campaign ends on January 2nd 1984.`

`1996`

* `September 18:`
	+ `J Airport 1496 takes off from Washington National Airport at 3:04 PM.`
	+ `J Airport 1496 receives landing clearance from ATC at 3:15 PM.`
	+ `The plane begins to stall at 3:18 PM.`
	+ `The pilot makes an emergency landing attempt, but the plane crashes into the ground at 3:19 PM.`
	+ `The CVR recording ends at 3:20 PM.`
	+ `ATC receives a distress call from J Airport 1496 at 3:21 PM.`
	+ `ATC loses contact with J Airport 1496 at 3:22 PM.`
	+ `The ATC recording ends at 3:23 PM.`
	+ `J Airport 1523, a plane from J Airport, sees J Airport 1496 stalling and reports it to ATC.`

`1996, September 19: * The ATC recording is released to the public. * The recording quickly becomes popular and is widely circulated on the internet. * The recording provides valuable insights into the crash, and it leads to a public outcry for improved safety measures in the aviation industry. * CCAS and CCAS Alarms are developed in response to the crash of J Airport 1496.`

`Here are the transcripts of the ATC and CVR recordings:`

```
<ATC Recording:

* ATC: J Airport 1496, cleared for landing on runway 27R.
* J Airport 1496: Roger, cleared for landing on runway 27R.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, you're about 10 miles out.
* J Airport 1496: 10 miles out, roger.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, descend and maintain 3,000 feet.
* J Airport 1496: 3,000 feet, roger.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, your airspeed is a little high. Can you slow down to 180 knots?
* J Airport 1496: Roger, slowing down to 180 knots.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, your altitude is a little low. Can you climb to 3,500 feet?
* J Airport 1496: Roger, climbing to 3,500 feet.
* J Airport 1496: ATC, we're having some trouble with the plane.
* ATC: What kind of trouble?
* J Airport 1496: We're stalling.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, make an emergency landing on runway 27R.
* J Airport 1496: We're trying, but we're not making it.
* ATC: J Airport 1496, brace for impact.
* J Airport 1496: (unintelligible)
* ATC: J Airport 1496, we've lost contact with you.

```

```
<CVR Recording:

* Pilot: We're stalling.
* Co-pilot: I know.
* Pilot: We're not going to make it.
* Co-pilot: Brace for impact.
* (impact)

```

```
<Report from J Airport 1523:

* Pilot: ATC, this is J Airport 1523. We just saw J Airport 1496 stall and crash.
* ATC: J Airport 1523, what was the altitude of J Airport 1496 when you saw it stall?
* Pilot: It was about 3,000 feet.
* ATC: And what was the airspeed of J Airport 1496 when you saw it stall?
* Pilot: It was about 180 knots.
* ATC: Thank you, J Airport 1523. We're sending out a rescue crew.

```