CLOSE-UP: RAPID DESCENT AND CRASH INTO WATER

摘要

HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT: On February 23, 2019, at 1239 central standard time, Atlas Air Inc. flight 3591, a Boeing 767-375BCF, was destroyed after it rapidly descended from an altitude of about 6,000 feet MSL and crashed into a shallow, muddy marsh area of Trinity Bay, Texas, about 41 miles east-southeast of George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas. The captain, first officer (FO), and a nonrevenue pilot riding in the jumpseat died. Atlas operated the airplane as a Part 121 domestic cargo flight for Amazon.com Services LLC, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, about 1033 central standard time (1133 eastern standard time) and was destined for IAH. A review of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) data determined that the flight's departure from MIA, en route cruise, and initial descent toward IAH were uneventful. The FO was the pilot flying (PF), the captain was the pilot monitoring (PM), and automated flight functions (autopilot and autothrottle) were engaged.