Descent from an altitude of 10,000 meters [MTL] (Completed)

Chapter 53 Tower

"Chen Jiayu, have you seen the news? Something happened at Pudong Tower." When Chen Jiayu received the call from Fang Hao, he, Chen Zheng and Cao Hui were waiting for the plane to Tokyo at the Capital Airport.

Fang Hao called him by his first name, his tone was urgent and serious, and his heart suddenly twitched: "I didn't hear that, what's wrong? I just arrived at the airport." He lowered his voice and looked at Chen sideways. After a quick glance, luckily the latter was looking at his cell phone and didn't pay attention to his call.

"Our airport?" Fang Hao asked him when he remembered this incident.

"No, Capital Airport. What's wrong?" Chen Jiayu asked twice.

"Go find a TV and watch the news. Everyone in the group is talking about it. An A330 from the East taxied according to the instructions given by the tower and invaded the runway in use. It was just in time to catch up with an A320 from the South taking off. The captain of the South was leading The pole took off, but still hit the fuselage of the 330. Nanfang successfully made an emergency landing, but the casualties on the Dongfang 330 are not known yet." Fang Hao briefly and comprehensively explained the entire accident in two sentences. After that, Chen Jiayu immediately realized the seriousness. . The runway incursion incident was a first-class safety incident, because the tower used public frequencies, and the cause was clear almost as soon as the incident occurred. It was that the controller on duty that day made a command error and forgot about the aircraft's movements. Although there have been occasional small-scale incidents involving off-runway touchdowns or breaches of safety distances due to unclear instructions in the past two years, in the past five or ten years there has not been a collision between two aircraft due to controller error. An incident involving casualties. The aftermath of the Tenerife air crash shocked everyone in the industry. If such a serious accident occurs today, it will not only be news in the country, but probably the whole world will know about it.

As a pilot himself, Chen Jiayu knew the urgency of this matter very well. Just from Fang Hao's two words, he could imagine the entire accident intact - the captain of the A320 must have reached the decisive speed. He was starting at a speed of more than 130 knots when he suddenly saw an A330 lying across the front of the runway, so he immediately It was decided to take off with a TOGA stick, and the nose of the aircraft was pulled up, barely avoiding the fuselage of the A330 from Dongfang. However, it was still a little short of the mark, and the tail swept into the rear half of the A330 cabin. Fortunately, the damage to the A320 itself was not too serious, so it was able to turn around and lower its landing gear to land.

"Oh my God," Chen Jiayu immediately thought, "over there with Lu Yan..."

"I've called Sister Yan'er several times, but I can't get in touch." Fang Hao sighed and said, "Jiayu, you can also try calling."

Chen Jiayu didn't talk much on the phone, but he could feel Fang Hao's anxiety. If something happens to any controller, it will affect the mood of all the controllers. He could only comfort him and said: "Don't worry, I'll give it a try. If you're not in good condition, find someone to change the shift."

Fang Hao said "Yeah", his voice sounded muffled, and after a while he said: "I'm fine. You can board the plane first, and don't be too affected." He made this call at that time because it was about Lu Yan - He still didn't know whether Lu Yan was on the tower seat when the accident happened in the morning, so he couldn't relax. After all, Chen Jiayu has been friends with Lu Yan for ten years. At this time, maybe he can get through her phone. Second, he really felt the pressure falling from the sky. His heart was beating uneasily, and he wanted to hear Chen Jiayu's voice. He has been in this industry for several years and intuitively feels that everyone will be affected by this incident. He actually had his work calendar and knew he was leaving today, but when he saw the accident happening, his first reaction was to give him a call. He really forgot that he was waiting for a flight to Tokyo with his parents at the moment.