Translation Passenger TV Show
Not a whole translation, just the relevant bits.
Person interviewed is Mustapha Bahcecioglu (of Turkish origin but in fluent Dutch):
- no announcement by crew of problems; descent/landing phase was initiated, "fasten seatbelt" annoucement was made and later the standard "Cabin Crew, Take Your Seats" announcement;
- was seated in seat 19F (window) just behind the wing;
- observed a normal descent with the plane gradually coming closer to the ground;
- says that at a certain moment, plane started to swing/sway heavily (wings moving up and down as later clarified visually by the interviewer and confirmed by the passenger) [later in interview passenger describes this as plane being 'out of balance'];
- says that at that moment it seemed the pilot applied full throttle, that the nose went up yet plane hit ground tail-first after which the front of plane came down hard;
- estimates time between the plane starting to swing/sway and tail hitting ground to be between 7 and 10 seconds.
- passenger states he left plane with his friend and evacuated a pregnant woman in front of them [row 18 right?] who was blocking their way to the overwing right emergency exit.
- says he is a Security & Health Coordinator at Dutch Railways and that he instructed people, once outside, to move as far away from plane as possible;
- says he did not smell kerosene once outside;
- says he and his friend went back inside (front of plane this time) to help evacuate people who they heared banging on inside of fuselage and screaming for help;
- says he saw one FA 'running around' all covered in blood;
- states emergency services arrived swiftly and acted professionally;
- states majority of fatalities were located either in front of plane or near the tail-section.
Last edited by Old_Fokker; 2nd March 2009 at 18:58.
Reason: [Editted for spelling]