The pilot of United Airlines Flight 328 repeatedly called it “mayday” when one of its engines exploded, raining debris on a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
“We have experienced engine failures, we have to turn. Mayday, mayday. United, uh, 28 “, the pilot said shortly after the takeoff of Denver International Airport on Saturday, according to the air traffic control call obtained by the Denver Post.
“United 328, heavy mayday, mayday, planes, eh …”, the pilot repeated before the air traffic control began and asked him to repeat his urgent call for help.
“The United 328, heavy in May, the planes have only experienced engine failures, they need an immediate turn,” warned the pilot, who soon obtained permission to prepare a left turn for the landing of ’emergency.
The call came when his engine was completely engulfed in flames over Colorado, as seen in a shocking video that quickly went viral.
Other images showed debris falling from the sky full of black smoke, with huge chunks of the engine falling in Denver’s Bloomfield neighborhood.
“Given the number of people in Commons Park on a weekend day, we’re grateful no one was injured,” he said. city police said: a feeling shared by other online users.
“It’s baffling to feel that no one was injured or killed when a plane crashed into the sky over a crowded neighborhood,” one follower replied.
Trash about 15 feet in diameter crushed the bed of Kirby Klements’ truck outside his home, with other pieces that landed in his garden.
“If it had been 10 feet different, I would have landed on top of the house,” he told The Associated Press. “And if anyone had been in the truck, they would have been dead.”
Despite the drama, the plane bound for Hawaii landed safely at Denver International Airport and no one on board or ashore was injured, authorities said, much to the surprise of many on board.
“When it happened initially, I thought we were done. I thought we would go down, ”said Delucia, who put her wallet in her pocket so she could easily identify him if the plane went down.
“The pilot did an amazing job,” Delucia said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the plane experienced a right engine failure shortly after takeoff.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Authorities have not released any details on what may have caused the failure.
With mail cables