Anthony Loke: Voice recordings from Elmina crash successfully retrieved in Florida, analysis to start here
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the laboratory in Florida managed to extract and retrieve the voice data, adding that the voice recordings are in good shape for analysis. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2023 2:48 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 29 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today that the manufacturer had successfully retrieved the data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the aircraft that crashed near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam two weeks ago.
He said the laboratory in Florida managed to extract and retrieve the voice data, adding that the voice recordings are in good shape for analysis.
“I can assure you the data is intact and we have successfully downloaded all the data especially the last 30 minutes right up till it crashed. The data has been sent to our investigative team in Kuala Lumpur through a safety mail system. Meaning we already have all the data here.
“We will start analysing it and in two weeks time will present a preliminary report on our findings,” he told reporters his ministry here.
The Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had previously faced difficulties in retrieving data from the charred CVR, whose memory puck was still intact.
Last week, Loke said a report on the preliminary investigation into the crash, prepared by AAIB with the help of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), would be released within a month.
The AAIB team is currently in Florida unable to travel back to Malaysia due to the hurricane there. Loke said the moment the skies clear the team will head back to continue investigations into how the jet crashed.
The Beechcraft 390 Premier 1 aircraft flying from Langkawi to Subang crashed onto the Guthrie Highway at about 2.50pm on August 17, killing all eight people onboard, including Pahang state executive councillor Datuk Seri Johari Harun.
An e-hailing driver and a p-hailing rider on the highway were also killed.
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2023 2:48 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 29 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today that the manufacturer had successfully retrieved the data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the aircraft that crashed near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam two weeks ago.
He said the laboratory in Florida managed to extract and retrieve the voice data, adding that the voice recordings are in good shape for analysis.
“I can assure you the data is intact and we have successfully downloaded all the data especially the last 30 minutes right up till it crashed. The data has been sent to our investigative team in Kuala Lumpur through a safety mail system. Meaning we already have all the data here.
“We will start analysing it and in two weeks time will present a preliminary report on our findings,” he told reporters his ministry here.
The Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had previously faced difficulties in retrieving data from the charred CVR, whose memory puck was still intact.
Last week, Loke said a report on the preliminary investigation into the crash, prepared by AAIB with the help of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), would be released within a month.
The AAIB team is currently in Florida unable to travel back to Malaysia due to the hurricane there. Loke said the moment the skies clear the team will head back to continue investigations into how the jet crashed.
The Beechcraft 390 Premier 1 aircraft flying from Langkawi to Subang crashed onto the Guthrie Highway at about 2.50pm on August 17, killing all eight people onboard, including Pahang state executive councillor Datuk Seri Johari Harun.
An e-hailing driver and a p-hailing rider on the highway were also killed.
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kt comments:
Let kaytee advise you on this - don't be the one to listen to the cockpit voice recording of the Beech jet that crashed recently. It was the recording of the pilots' voices in the FINAL moments prior to the fatal crash and it would likely be MOST horrible and heart wrenching. The horrendous experience may give the listener(s) nightmares for days, months, even years.
On a second point, such announcement, that of the secure extractions of the CVR and its pending analysis, should not be the minister's job but that of the Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) - this is to avoid any possible political interference - just leave the ensuing matter be in the hands of the hopefully-impartial AAIB. who shall then report to Parliament.
I was surprised the aircraft did not have a Flight Data Recorder.
ReplyDeletePerhaps there were different regulatory requirements at different stages in time. The aircraft was reportedly US-registered, so it was following FAA regulations.
The pilots had perhaps seconds to react to whatever events led to the crash, and the voice recording may give few clues on what was happening.
The other vital pieces of information - the status of the engines, control surfaces, how the pilots were attempting to control the Plane, aelirons, rudders, elevators, flaps, engine throttle ls, we may never find out, or only make guesses at.