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Sleepy Air Canada pilot thought Venus was a plane

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A sleepy Air Canada pilot first mistook the planet Venus for an aircraft, and then sent his airliner diving toward the Atlantic to prevent an imaginary collision with another plane, an official report said on Monday. Sixteen passengers and crew were hurt in the January 2011 incident, when the first officer rammed the control stick forward to avoid a U.S. plane he wrongly thought was heading straight toward him. Aviation Investigation Report Pitch Excursion… (news.yahoo.com) और अधिक...

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pilotguy71
pilotguy71 10
Great! Now we'll need to add PCAS (Planet Collision Avoidance System).
kilook
kilook 1
What would the ATA Code for a "Planet Strike Inspection" be?
howej011
Joseph Howes 1
what an outtake! nice one pilotguy71
epic
sparkie624
sparkie624 1
That is great.... Nice play on TCAS... Would PCAS need 1 or 2 antennas.
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 8
The Captain would've be in deep crap if the FO had thought it was Uranus instead...
sparkie624
sparkie624 2
Something in that smells :)
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 1
HunterTS4
Toby Sharp 4
Mars gave me some trouble last week.......silly planets
vipor75
Darian Phillips 3
It could definitively fool someone as a plane, but to think it was a plane that will head on collide is something else.
vincident
Vincent Hammerstein 2
Confusion on this report -
Stories say the plane was en route from Toronto to Zurich and as such, traveling east.
However, Venus was in the western evening sky in January 2012.
Anybody shine planetary light on this?
andromeda07
andromeda07 1
The report said this occurred in January 2011, and Venus was indeed in the eastern sky then.
WilliamHayes
William Hayes 2
Jupiter coming from behind a cloud at night can look a million candle power light, if it had been another A/C the guy would be a hero, instead he is a bum. I say good reflexes, good pilot. Keep your seat belt on, collateral damage!
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 3
Guess he ruined any chances he had with those F/A's
cmcginty
Casey McGinty 2
I can't feel too bad for the passengers not wearing seat belts. Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way.
howej011
Joseph Howes 1
not enough coffee drunk. to stay awake
faerrflier
kevin swiss 1
Newsreport above is in error. FO was asleep, not the CA. See the original report. http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2011/a11f0012/a11f0012.asp . News in Canada discuss having 2 FO and
jmilleratp
jmilleratp 1
Oops! Sorry 'bout that. :-P
kilook
kilook 1
What would the ATA Code for a "Planet Strike Inspection" be?
HunterTS4
Toby Sharp 1
peter07
peter harrison 1
Lol don't drink n drive smoke weed and fly it better he did smoke weed n drive and drink and fly
austincabral
Austin Cabral 1
Too much junk in space!
pollen
HP Simard 1
I'd never tought the single letter t could make such a difference
faerrflier
kevin swiss 1
Newsreport above is in error. FO was asleep, not the CA. See the original report. http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2011/a11f0012/a11f0012.asp . News in Canada discuss having 2 FO and 1 CA ("like in the US") of course the flight time is less than 8 hrs so even in the US, its only 2 crew needed.
Dubslow
Dubslow 1
Um... the above report did say the FO was asleep. Didn't say the CA was asleep.
Dubslow
Dubslow -1
sparkie624
sparkie624 0
A Simple case of Mistaken Identity... Sounds like it was time for him to take a break.
avsgman
Chris Pedersen 0
I have also mistakenly identified Venus as a possible target as well! I think many of us have going over the N pole especially. I feel for the guy as I never dove for the Atlantic and he has no way to gloss it over once people get hurt. Tough break for sure.
thenamesIAN
Ian Smith 0
this can happen to anyone. tough break indeed but glad everyone is safe. too bad about the injuries and the nose dove, though.
NEpats1028
NEpats1028 0
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Sleepy Air Canada pilot thought Venus was a plane

(Reuters) - A sleepy Air Canada pilot (ACb.TO) first mistook the planet Venus for an aircraft, and then sent his airliner diving toward the Atlantic to prevent an imaginary collision with another plane, an official report said on Monday.

Sixteen passengers and crew were hurt in the January 2011 incident, when the first officer rammed the control stick forward to avoid a U.S. plane he wrongly thought was heading straight toward him.

"Under the effects of significant sleep inertia (when performance and situational awareness are degraded immediately after waking up), the first officer perceived the oncoming aircraft as being on a collision course and began a descent to avoid it," Canada's Transportation Safety Board said.

"This occurrence underscores the challenge of managing fatigue on the flight deck," said chief investigator Jon Lee.

The incident occurred at night on board a Boeing 767 twin engine passenger plane flying from Toronto to Zurich in Switzerland with 95 passengers and eight crew.

The report said the first officer had just woken up, disoriented, from a long nap, when he learned from the pilot that a U.S. cargo plane was flying toward them.

"The FO (First Officer) initially mistook the planet Venus for an aircraft but the captain advised again that the target was at the 12 o'clock position (straight ahead) and 1,000 feet (305 meters) below," said the report.

"When the FO saw the oncoming aircraft, the FO interpreted its position as being above and descending towards them. The FO reacted to the perceived imminent collision by pushing forward on the control column," the report continued.

The airliner dropped about 400 feet before the captain pulled back on the control column. Fourteen passengers and two crew were hurt, and seven were taken to hospital in Zurich. None were wearing seat belts, even though the seat-belt sign was illuminated.

The safety board said the crew did not fully understand the risks of tiredness during night flights.

The first officer, whose young children often interrupted his sleep at home, had napped for 75 minutes rather than the 40-minute maximum laid down by airline regulations. This meant he fell into a deep sleep and was disoriented when he woke up.

The report is yet another problem for Canada's largest airline, which has been facing prolonged labour unrest and flight cancellations.

Air Canada, expressing regret that passengers were injured, said it had taken steps to prevent a recurrence.

The steps include reminding pilots to follow the rules for napping during flights and increasing efforts to heighten crews' awareness of fatigue and its effects.

"Air Canada has developed a special fatigue report form for use in its safety reporting system ... this enhanced system should be in place in summer of 2012," said spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick.

The Air Canada Pilots Association - which wants Canada to limit the amount of time pilots are allowed to stay on duty - was not immediately available for comment.

The full TSB report is here

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/uk-canada-aircanada-incident-idUSLNE83G01820120417
elgrullon
Johnny Broderick -1
Only 95 passengers out of possibly 247 seats available on their 767-300ER, seems like they lost money on that trip.
bcarlson56649
Bob Carlson 0
Much better he mistook Venus for another aircraft and dove, versus thinking another aircraft was Venus and doing nothing. Think about it. He made the right choice given the knowledge he had at that instant.
Shorkeytyler
Shorkeytyler 0
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Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane!

(Video + Story)(CNN) The first officer on Air Canada flight 878 from Toronto to Zurich, Switzerland, was tired and needed a nap. The "controlled rest" is legal and an accepted procedure in order to improve on-the-job performance and alertness. With the captain's permission, the first officer drifted off for a few Zs.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/travel/canada-disoriented-pilot/index.html?hpt=tr_c2
vincident
Vincent Hammerstein 0
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Venus...

At least they were alert!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/travel/canada-disoriented-pilot/index.html?iref=obnetwork
weatherman04
weatherman04 0
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Pilot Thinks Venus Is Plane, Sends Plane Into Dive

(CNN) -- It's happened to most of us. We suddenly wake up and find ourselves disoriented, wondering where we are, and possibly mistaking a light in the distance for something completely different. Usually it's no big deal -- you shake it off, wake up and move on.

If you happen to be pilot on a trans-Atlantic flight, the consequences can be much more serious -- like mistaking the planet Venus for another plane and sending the plane you're piloting into a dive that slammed passengers into the ceiling and back to the floor.


http://www.kmbc.com/travelgetaways/30905641/detail.html

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