The Crash of TransAirways Flight 235 Clarified

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The Crash of TransAirways Flight 235 Clarified

UPDATED & CORRECTED, Feb. 07/2015

It appears that this world has become desensitized to potential disastrous events as a result of all the hoaxing and faking that has occurred. As a result, is it even possible, now, to differentiate from a real event versus a hoax? This is certainly the case with the horrific crash of an Asian passenger plane, TransAirways 235.

A mere cursory review of the dash-cam images demonstrate the nature of this catastrophe. It’s poor weather, low visibility, and there is drizzle. Now, this may not have had anything to do with the cause, which was an engine flame-out, yet it is worthy of observation and it may well have posed a factor. Whatever the cause the plane lost all power and, therefore, suffered a catastrophic cash.

BEIJING— The TransAsia Airways flight that killed at least 35 people when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Taiwan’s capital this week went down because both engines lost power, Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council said Friday.

The statements within the media correlate somewhat accurately with the imagery in the dash-cam video, although the most clear loss of power is in the left engine, where the blades are still:

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People may have been confused by the nature of the imagery. The plane is moving slowly, not as would be expected. There is an obvious reason for this. It has nearly fully lost all power. According to one of our posters:

“…there is no clear evidence of the aircraft’s behavior in the last seconds of its flight. We have that go-pro camera film, but yet it’s not enough to see the topic moments of the disaster.
In any case it seems the right propeller is not stopped completely. The right one is stuck. I can’t appreciate whether it is in ‘Feather’ mode or not. it would be important though.

It seems from the pics that, whatever the reason of the power loss, the aircraft stalled due to the possible pilot’s attempt to overrun the obstacles (poles, cars, etc.) Now, at that low speed an attempted stick turn or an emergency ‘pull’ can worsen the already tragic situation, leading the aircraft in suddenly and deadly tucking on the OPPOSITE side of the stick-applicated turn, due to a wing-stall.

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Just how all this was captured is unknown: and it is rare for such a complete and fully visible crash to be recorded in such detail. The plane, above, is virtually gliding, although as one poster has observed there is some ‘tucking’ toward the right, some pulling, from the still somewhat functional right engine. That may account for why it crashed on its top side. In contrast, the left engine has completely lost power, with th This can be seen, clearly, in the image below. The propellers are NOT spinning. Speculation regarding the nature of this crash are, therefore, erroneous. It does appear that this could well be pilot error, where in the panic the good engine was also shut off. Yet, the full data on the actual cause has yet to be determined.

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Now, too, keep an eye on the wing tip. What happens next?

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That tip strikes the taxi cab. In these views the complete shut-down of the left engine is clear and evident. There is no spinning of the blades of this engine to any degree. Note: here, the difference in the slightly moving right engine blades and the completely stalled left ones can be seen.

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The taxi is knocked off course to a degree. The plane is now doomed. While a part of the wing tip is now gone, more will be split off before the camera as it crashes into the cement bridge component. It is astonishing that the driver survived with only minor injuries.

The taxi is careening; notice the brake lights being on. It will eventually crash into the right-sided cement abutment. The failure of the engines is also seen clearly in this screen-capture.

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The prop plane continues its downward crash, where part of the tail segment of the plane is being crushed against the concrete, with components split off and ejected into the air. Notice the white smoke from the friction of the aluminum frame against the concrete.

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The taxi now crashes into the side of the bridge; there was no way to control it as a result of damage to the front end mechanism.

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Parts of the plane strike the grassy slope below, but much of it ends up in the river, where it lands upside down.

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Torn portions of the aluminum shell are seen, here. This is the residue after the plane’s wing struck the concrete abutment.

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Observers and rescuers began gathering immediately for the difficult and gruesome job ahead. It was necessary now for diving teams and professional rescue squads to come to the victims’ aid:

A part of the plane, one of the engines, apparently, had slammed into the ground, grinding away much dirt and grass.

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There are found plane parts throughout the crash area, mangled, twisted, and corrupted. The pieces were being systematically collected by the local agencies, elements which also included personal effects.

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Among the earliest rescue efforts of survivors and/or the deceased is seen here:

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A tough job, the emergency teams were able to pull out over a dozen survivors. The water is not very deep, which facilitated the rescue. Unfortunately, most of the passengers were killed, some of whom surely drowned or were killed on impact.

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The water possibly buffered the crash, allowing for some survivors, while, direly, causing others to suffer horrific deaths from drowning.

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Upon recovery it can be seen that the crash led to a gaping hole in the fuselage as a result of crush damage.

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A mere aluminum-framed vehicle such planes cannot withstand the forces of such impact without suffering significant crush damage, which is the kind of impact severe enough to kill people on impact.

Air disasters are among the most frightful of all possible circumstances. Much prayers of love for victims and their families. The shock that most people felt. It is an unexplainable issue, though, how some people survive and others are lost.

It is hoped that this post will clarify this issue and put a halt to senseless speculation.

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