TransAsia in the water?

[BettingMan]

Reviewing the pictures several times I got the perception that the tail might have hit the top of the building and than the plane bank sharply

[bughunta]

Clearer video clip here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJNAx4BsUtE

[BNEA320]

just saw footage on Channel 10 news in BNE.


Reporter said aircraft hit a taxi on freeway before hitting freeway 7 crashing into river.


She went onto say that aircraft had just taken off from TPE & was headed to Taiwan !!! Obviously failed geography at school.

[Mikehotel152]

Or the pilot banked to avoid the road?

[Flightmech]

I know nothing about ATR procedures and it could be normal but how long after takeoff as the aircraft appears to be flaps up??

[TWT]

Point of collision with the elevated road using co-ordinates from the dashcam in post #24

https://goo.gl/maps/bErFP

[v1r8]

Im with Mike. Either about to enter a secondary stall, or knowing it's about to be over, banking hard left to avoid cars.

[Livesinafield]

a similar type our flaps stay at 7 until 1500 feet and accelerate a to VSER

[StormyKnight]

Pictures from the live stream showing the orange black boxes (2) in the back of a station wagon.

Live Stream -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=T8GmxMGCDh4

[das Uber Soldat]

ATR doesn't have a roll rate anything like that.

Flaps come up at white bug, roughly 20kts above V2 after the climb sequence is done and dusted.. Say 1000-1500ft very roughly.

[givemewings]

Given the map posted, it does seem he was trying to get it hard left and over the road to ditch it but lost too much altitude/ had too much bank?

[mad_jock]

Looks to me that they hit Vmca.

[Livesinafield]

There is no way there is control at the latter stages, they are not trying to avoid bridges or buildings the last few seconds over the bridge the aircraft was completely out of control

[StormyKnight]

Originally Posted by TWT

Point of collision with the elevated road using co-ordinates from the dashcam in post #24

https://goo.gl/maps/bErFP

If that is the location, looks a fair way off the centre line of the runway. I can only assume he was in trouble almost immediately & was heading for the river....then he was too high before the bridge (Sanchong Rd) & too low after...

[trommel]

Looking at the photos i think the LH engine is feathered, hard to say but the flap looks like it is at its takeoff setting.

[StormyKnight]

Below is the Google streetview of the point of impact with the road. On the left is a light pole which was removed by the aircraft as it came down.

What's more interesting is the high voltage lines running across above. Could this be the reason for the sharp bank to avoid those wires?

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@25.0...pIYA!2e0?hl=en

Note: the high voltage powerlines are not show in the satellite view only the streetview.

[das Uber Soldat]

You can't roll an ATR that fast with control inputs alone. It just won't do it.

[jonseagull]

From the pictures and the reports of a mayday call it could be a left engine failure and subsequent stall and wing drop. The direction of the roll and wingdrop would tie in with the left engine failure theory. As for the stall, there could be a myriad of reasons.

[TWT]

StormyKnight,it's the other carriageway to the east,cars heading NW (ish)

Streetview here: https://goo.gl/maps/wYHxO

Aircraft passed just behind the overhead crossbar

[jack11111]

TransAsia in water.

Are 58 souls a full load for this aircraft?