rozo navigational beacon near cali s airport. but it interpreted the r as a beacon 132 miles to the east and behind the plane. the mistake reroutes flight 965 directly into a 9,000 foot mountain. had they typed in rozo, that way point would have come up. but they didn t know that. and that was one of the lessons learned coming out of this accident. columbia s civil aviation authority releases its final report in september of 1996 and finds probable cause was primarily pilot error. the flight crew didn t adequately plan and execute their approach and lacked situational awareness. and they didn t revert to basic radio navigation when computer navigation became confusing in a
landing. and then they accept a runway change that will speed up their arrival time. but first officer don williams says he ll have to scramble to get down in time for the shorter approach. modern jets are so aerodynamically efficient, one of the greatest challenges in flying them is getting them down and getting them to slow down. speed breaks or flight spoilers are devices used to help increase the descent rate to help it slow down. the captain deploys 965 speed brakes and types in the letter r for rozo, the code for the radio beacon a few miles short of the runway. but instead of flying towards the beacon, the jet makes an almost imperceptible turn to
landing. and then they accept a runway change that will speed up their arrival time. but first officer don williams says he ll have to scramble to get down in time for the shorter approach. modern jets are so aerodynamically efficient, one of the greatest challenges in flying them is getting them down and getting them to slow down. speed breaks or flight spoilers are devices used to help increase the descent rate to help it slow down. the captain deploys 965 speed brakes and types in the letter r for rozo, the code for the radio beacon a few miles short of the runway. but instead of flying towards the beacon, the jet makes an almost imperceptible turn to left away from cali. second later the first officer says three words that cause
rozo navigational beacon near cali s airport. but it interpreted the r as a beacon 132 miles to the east and behind the plane. the mistake reroutes flight 965 directly into a 9,000 foot mountain. had they typed in rozo, that way point would have come up. but they didn t know that. and that was one of the lessons learned coming out of this accident. columbia s civil aviation
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