Singapore Airlines flight that hit deadly turbulence fell 178 feet in 4.6 seconds
foxbusiness.comA Singapore Airlines flight makes an emergency landing after reported extreme turbulence and one passenger dead. (Credit: Viral Press)
The Singapore Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok last week after hitting «severe turbulence» plunged 178 feet over 4.6 seconds, investigators have revealed.
Singapore’s Ministry of Transport says the sudden drop in altitude «likely caused the injuries to the crew and passengers» onboard the Boeing 777-300ER jet that was heading from London to Singapore. A 73-year-old passenger on the plane died after suffering a suspected heart attack while dozens of others were left injured, according to Reuters.
The Ministry of Transport says investigators from Singapore, working with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, determined that the Singapore Airlines Flight 321 first started experiencing a vibration while traveling over an area south of Burma on May 21.
«Around the same time as the onset of the slight vibration, an uncommanded increase in aircraft altitude, reaching a peak of 37,362 ft, was recorded. In response to this uncommanded altitude increase, the autopilot pitched the aircraft downwards to descend back to the selected altitude of 37,000 ft,» the agency said.
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Airport officials gather near the aircraft ladder attached to Singapore Airlines Flight 321 after it landed at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, May 21. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters Photos)
«In addition, the pilots observed an uncommanded increase in airspeed which they arrested by
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