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Emergency situations - Reading them

Page history last edited by Béatrice H. Alves 14 years ago

Pick an emergency situation and think of what you would do and say if it happened to you.

 

 

  1. During climb out after takeoff, your aircraft collided with a large bird. Due to the impact, the windshield was broken, seriously injuring your captain. First officer requires immediate attention but there is no one else to take control of the aircraft.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller.  

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  2. You are flying a four engine passenger jet and you are number two in the landing sequence behind a Fokker 50. As you turn to final, the controller informs you that the twin turboprop airplane landed hard and its gears collapsed due to the presence of strong windshear immediately above the runway.

    What would you do in this situation?

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  3. You are the pilot in command of Country Air 486, a four-engine passenger jet. You changed route because you were advised to avoid volcanic ash in a certain airspace. To your surprise, two engines suddenly fails, probably due to volcanic ash ingestion. The affected area must have widened. You fear that you might lose all four engines at your cruise altitude of 39,000 feet.

    What would you do in this situation?

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  4. You are on final for landing and you have advised your passengers through the passenger announce system that you will be touching down very soon. As you initiate the landing procedures, you hear several loud explosions over the radiotelephone. Looking out of the window, you see that several airport buildings are on fire. You contact the Air Traffic Controller to get information but the Control Tower seems to be one of the affected facilities since you are getting no response.

    Will you continue to land at this airport or not?

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  5. You are the pilot in command of SQ 540. While en route to your destination, your aircraft encountered strong turbulence that lasted for about a minute. After a while, a flight attendant reported through the interphone that one of your passengers, an old man, was complaining of chest pain and was gasping for breath. According to the attendant, the man was probably shocked by the turbulence. The flight attendant added that first aid has been applied but the passenger’s condition is becoming worse.

    What will you do in this situation?

    You are under the control of Maldives ATC. Provide an example of your radio message to the controller.  

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  6. You are a passenger on a long, international flight. Midway through the flight, you are awakened by several loud sounds and notice that the airplane is experiencing moderate vibrations. There is no announcement from the captain but judging from your observations, the aircraft is experiencing loss of control. You have experienced this situation as a pilot before and were able to handle it successfully. Now, you sense that the situation is becoming worse.

    Will you offer your help to the flight crew or just let them handle the problem? Why or why not?

    In case you decided to help but the captain wanted to talk to you first through the intercom, provide a sample of your message to him.

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  7. You are the pilot in command of Country Air 486, a four-engine passenger jet. You changed route because you were advised to avoid volcanic ash in a certain airspace. To your surprise, two engines suddenly fails, probably due to volcanic ash ingestion. The affected area must have widened. You fear that you might lose all four engines at your cruise altitude of 39,000 feet.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the Area Route Controller.  

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  8. You are the pilot of Pan Asia 556. You are nearing your destination airport and are now initiating contact with the Grande Approach Control. Before you can establish contact however, you are surprised to see smoke coming from the instrument panel. Suddenly the cockpit is filled with smoke, requiring you to wear your oxygen mask. You want to inform the controller about your situation but you need to wear your mask to breathe properly.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your message to the controller.  

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  9. You are the pilot of Bluejay 118. You have just received the takeoff clearance from Manchester Tower and are now accelerating for takeoff on the foggy runway. While busy reading the instruments, your pn(pilot monitoring) informed you about what looks like a landing light ahead of you but he is not quite sure what it is. You are now about to reach V1.

    What would you do in this situation?.  

    Assuming you still have time to talk with the controller, give an example of your message including your intention. 

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  10. If you are the first officer of KS 505 with a captain nearing your destination, the air traffic controller informed you that the weather at the airport was rainy with strong winds and poor visibility. The captain decided to continue to land. During the initial descent, the captain became incapacitated, leaving you alone at the controls. Learning about the situation, the senior flight attendant informed you that one of your passengers is a qualified airline pilot who is willing to help.

    Are you going to allow the passenger to help you land the airplane?

    Provide a sample of your message and intention to the controller.  

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  11. You are the pilot of Freedom 550, a passenger jet aircraft. Despite stormy weather conditions, you decide to continue to land at an airport because reports say that weather conditions are still above the minimums. As you descend and establish visual contact with the runway, the aircraft is subjected to intense hail bombardment which obscures your forward view.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the controller to communicate your situation and intention.  

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  12. You are the pilot of Dynasty 538. As you climb to cruise altitude after takeoff, you hear a loud bang from one of your aircraft’s engines and then the aircraft started to turn sharply to the right in a nose dive attitude. As this is happening, you can hear the passengers screaming.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the concerned controller to communicate your situation and intention.  

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  13. You are the pilot of Cloudstar 345. Several minutes after takeoff, you had just finished leveling off at service ceiling when a flight steward frantically reported finding a suspicious ticking device placed in one of your airplane’s lavatories at the aft of the cabin. Before you can even react, you hear your passengers crying in panic and running towards the cockpit.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the concerned controller.  

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  14. You are the pilot of Friendship 118. You are cruising at 37,000 feet over Kingston when you received a pilot report about a no fly zone due to the eruption of a volcano. Checking your present position, you realize that you’ve been in the danger zone for quite some time. You immediately turn to the right and increase power to get out of the area as fast as possible. Suddenly, two engines quit, possibly due to volcanic ash ingestion.

    What will you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to Kingston Control.  

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  15. You are the pilot of an aircraft with 80 passengers, including your parents. During the flight, your father suffers a heart attack, so you decide to execute an emergency landing to save his life. When you approach the runway, you find out that the ceiling is less than 400ft, which is below the minimum for your aircraft. Meanwhile, your father’s condition continues to deteriorate.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of the message you will give to the appropriate party to communicate your decision.  

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  16. You are the pilot of TK-Air 653. You have taxied to the active runway and are ready to take off. Moments later, you receive clearance from the ATC and begin to roll. You have almost reached the rotation speed when a warning light comes on, indicating that the baggage door has suddenly opened.

    What will you do in this situation?

    Give a sample of the message you will give to the air traffic controller.  

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  17. You are the pilot of Queen-Air 327. As you climb to initial cruise altitude after takeoff, you hear a loud bang from one of your aircraft’s engines and then the aircraft started to turn sharply to the right in a nose dive attitude. As this is happening, you can hear the passengers screaming

    What will you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the concerned controller to communicate your situation and intention.  

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  18. You are flying a four engine passenger jet and you are number two in the landing sequence behind a B-737. As you turn to final, the controller informs you that the twin turboprop airplane landed hard and its gears collapsed due to the presence of strong windshear over the runway.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  19. Imagine that you are the pilot of Timair 567 and that you are taxiing on a narrow taxiway. Suddenly, you see a small airplane coming towards you. You immediately stop your aircraft, but the other airplane continues to move in your direction. At the current rate of approach, you estimate that the other aircraft will impact your airplane in around 30 seconds. To complicate matters, the taxiway is too narrow to fit both your aircraft and the other airplane.

    What will you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your message to the concerned air traffic controller.  

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  20. You are the pilot of twin engine airplane. While you were flying, one of the passengers said that it looked like fuel leaking. You checked your fuel gauge but you could not find anything unusual.

    Please explain what you would do in this situation?

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  21. You are the pilot in command of Pacific 226. While en route at FL 370 over Hanoi, your first officer complains of dizziness. You take the controls and advise him to get some rest. Moments later, you also feel dizzy and become unable to focus on the instruments. There is no other flight crew but you and your first officer.

    What would you do in this situation? Now, think about your answer.  

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  22. You are the pilot in command of Jetwind 317. As you descend to the runway for a landing, a warning light shows that the right main landing gear has failed to extend. It remains in the retracted position. Using the alternate extension system has also failed.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  23. You are the pilot in command of Skybus 407 and are now flying en route at FL370 over Maloney. Without any warning, the engines stop, one after the other. There is no indication of engine surge or flameout and you have more than enough fuel on board. The flight engineer suspects that fuel contamination is the main reason.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to Maloney Control. 

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  24. You are the pilot of Bluebird 663. While flying en route within the airspace of San Jose Control, you receive a distress call from Queen Air 227 stating that their passenger cabin is on fire. The pilot also states that they need to land immediately at the nearest possible airport. You observe that no one is responding to the mayday call of Queen Air 227.

    What can you do to help Queen Air 227?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to San Jose Control. 

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  25. You are the pilot of Seastar 440, a passenger jet airliner. While on cruise at flight level 390 over the Indian Ocean, you hear a loud bang and screams coming from the passenger cabin. Soon after, a flight attendant reports that a large portion of the airplane’s skin has separated, creating a large opening above the passenger cabin.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to Colombo Control. 

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  26. You are the pilot in command of Bigjet 227. A flight attendant has just finished giving you refreshments while on cruise over Japan. When the flight attendant closes the flight deck door, the upper pressure relief latch activates. This in turn causes the upper decompression panel to open. The panel falls forward and down, hitting your first officer on the head. He assures you that he is fine, but you can see blood streaming from a large wound on his head.

    What would you do in this situation? 

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to Tokyo Control Center. 

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  27. You are the pilot of Goodair 810. You are now on final and have been cleared to land on runway 24L. While descending, you see another aircraft on the ground approaching runway 24L on taxiway C. You think that the pilot of the aircraft will stop short of the runway as you have been cleared to land there, but you are not certain.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  28. You are the pilot of CL 600. While climbing through 17,000 feet, you smell something burning. A few seconds later, flames and smoke start coming out of the lower left windshield. You suspect that it’s a windshield deicing system fire.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  29. You are the pilot of MX 900. While flying en route at 39,000 feet over Taiwan, you encounter some light turbulence so you illuminate the seatbelt sign and make a public address to inform the passengers about the situation. Your first officer informs the flight attendants that they should also stay seated. However, one flight attendant trips and breaks her ankle as she goes to her seat.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to Taipei Control. 

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  30. You are the pilot of TA 338. The aircraft is at cruise altitude when you discover that you are unable to move the control wheel for lateral control. As the flight nears its destination, you try to extend the wing flaps. The leading edge slats extend, but you are unable to extend the trailing edge wing flaps.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  31. You are the pilot of SK 664, a twin jet passenger aircraft. During the takeoff, the left engine quits after passing V1 so you continue to takeoff. Shortly after, you are able to restart the left engine successfully and so you decide to proceed to your destination. However, the right engine flames out once you reach cruise altitude and cannot be restarted no matter how you try. Now you are flying with just one engine. Your destination airport requires 4 hour flying but there is a diversion airport that can be reached in 30 minutes.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Let’s assume you are under Manila Control. Now, provide a sample of your message to the air traffic controller. 

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  32. You are the pilot of PKT 167 and you receive no warning about the weather along your route. As you descend to your destination, there are green and yellow returns on your weather radar, left and right of the intended path. You decide to penetrate the clouds. Moments later, heavy rain and hail are encountered. At FL 180, both engines flame out followed by electrical power loss. Passengers are screaming in the dark cabin while the airplane is being shaken by strong turbulence.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  33. You are the pilot in command of Eastern 822 and are casually chatting with your copilot while flying at flight level 400 one night over Hawaii. You and your copilot are surprised to see what looks like thick clouds falling from the sky towards your flight path. You realize that you are actually flying in a heavy volcanic ash.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the Hawaii Center 

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  34. You are the pilot of Dragonair 883. There is a slight drizzle as you turn to the active runway. When cleared by the tower, you advance the throttle, release the brakes and your aircraft begins to pick up speed. As your first officer calls out V1, lightning strikes the left wing and ignites the fuel in the wing tank. There is a possibility of explosion so you are thinking of aborting the takeoff, but the aircraft has reached rotation speed, VR.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  35. You are the pilot in command of Southstar 512. Upon reaching your cruising altitude, you level the plane and engage the autopilot. Moments later, you start to smell something burning. This is also confirmed by your first officer. A few seconds later, smoke starts pouring out of the instrument panel and now the cockpit is filled with thick smoke. You want to open the door to the cabin to allow the smoke to escape from the cockpit but this might alarm your passengers. Now, you can hardly read the instruments even with your mask on.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  36. Imagine that one of your passengers is a patient who needs to have surgery by a special team of surgeons in another country. The local doctor who is flying with you says that you are behind schedule and that time is of the essence. Unfortunately, there are so many departing aircraft that it takes fifteen minutes before the takeoff clearance is issued. Just as you are about to release the brakes for takeoff, your co-pilot reports clear ice formation over the leading edge of the right wing.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Pretend that you decided to abort the takeoff. It is imperative that you inform the controller about this decision. Provide a sample of your radio message to the controller. 

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  37. You are the captain of JK 163. En route to your destination, a flight attendant reports that a man armed with a handgun has taken a child hostage. According to the flight attendant, the armed man wants the flight to be diverted to another country and promises that no one will be hurt if his demands are met. He warns, however, that failure to comply with his demands will mean death for the child and the other passengers. You know for sure that your aircraft doesn’t have enough fuel to reach the place. The flight attendant says that the armed man wants to enter the cockpit with the hostage to talk to you.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  38. You are the pilot of Pan Pacific 802. Due to heavy traffic at the destination airport, you are instructed to hold over a certain fix. After holding for some time, you notice that you are now low on fuel and cannot hold any longer. You inform the Approach Control about your situation but he just instructs you to maintain present altitude and to standby. You are afraid the engines might quit anytime.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  39. You are the pilot of UMD 273 and are now turning to base for a landing. As you descend, you receive traffic information from the controller, indicating that a light airplane is approaching at your 1 o’clock position. You scan the horizon for a while when you suddenly see the airplane appear out of some clouds to your left. It’s about a mile away and is flying straight towards you very quickly. It doesn’t seem to have noticed you yet.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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  40. You are the pilot of Bluejay 597, a passenger aircraft. You are now climbing to your cruise altitude when Milan Control calls you over the radio. The controller informs you that they received an unconfirmed report that you may have a bomb on board.

    What would you do in this situation?

    Now, provide a sample of your radio message to the air traffic controller. 

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Comments (2)

Keniamarialuzianalanna@yahoo.com said

at 3:24 pm on Jan 6, 2018

Gostaria de ter áudios e as transcrições das situações de helicópteros. Vocês poderiam me passar por e-mail? Obrigada kenia

Béatrice H. Alves said

at 6:33 am on Jan 7, 2018

Thanks for your comment Kenia. Unfortunately, I don't have any at the moment.

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