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EVA 15 narrowly misses terrain impact in Los Angeles area
Friday morning 12/16 (flight was scheduled to depart 12/15 at 11:30), EVA Air flight 15 was misdirected out of LAX, and had to make a last minute maneuver to avoid the San Gabriel mountains above Altadena/Pasadena, CA (abc7.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Flight path seen here: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/EVA15/history/20161216/0730Z/KLAX/RCTP
I downloaded the KML file from the track and opened it in Google Earth.
The flight passed almost directly over Mount Wilson, which has an elevation of 5710 feet but is festooned with all sorts of tall antennas. EVA 15 was at 5300 feet as it was initiating a turn to the right to avoid the mountains, and climbing at about 2.5 times the rate it was just moments earlier.
Had the pilots not taken action, investigators would be combing through the wreckage right now.
The flight passed almost directly over Mount Wilson, which has an elevation of 5710 feet but is festooned with all sorts of tall antennas. EVA 15 was at 5300 feet as it was initiating a turn to the right to avoid the mountains, and climbing at about 2.5 times the rate it was just moments earlier.
Had the pilots not taken action, investigators would be combing through the wreckage right now.
http://imgur.com/a/R2bso
Adding altitude labels and an aeronautical chart, looks like it came within approximately 1,000 feet of terrain.
Adding altitude labels and an aeronautical chart, looks like it came within approximately 1,000 feet of terrain.
The 6201 foot label in the first image you provided is almost directly behind the installations on Mount Wilson, so they were less than 500 feet above the top of the mountain, but still below the tops of the antennas. And this is after they took action to avoid CFIT.
Here is the google earth view of the flight path.
http://imgur.com/a/7mm1J
http://imgur.com/a/7mm1J
Mr Baker: These are a fantastic representation of the flight path and a great visualization of the proximity to obstacles. Thanks for posting!
I did some research and found that the tallest antenna on Mount Wilson is a 975-footer owned by KCBS TV.
According to the graph, at these times:
Fri 01:25:07 34.2184 -118.0676 73° East 317 317 6,200 2,364 Climbing
Fri 01:25:24 34.2204 -118.0370 96° East 323 323 6,600 1,273 Climbing
They were flying just South of 5700' Mt Wilson.
Fri 01:25:07 34.2184 -118.0676 73° East 317 317 6,200 2,364 Climbing
Fri 01:25:24 34.2204 -118.0370 96° East 323 323 6,600 1,273 Climbing
They were flying just South of 5700' Mt Wilson.