November 8, 2002
Taos, New Mexico
Richmor Aviation,
IAI 1124A Westwind
N61RS
While on a positioning flight the plane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. The
pilot's inadvertent flight into mountain wave weather conditions while IMC, resulting in a
loss of aircraft control.
CPT= Voice identified as Captain
FO= Voice identified as First Officer
HOT= Hot microphone
CAM= Cockpit area microphone
ARTCC= Albuquerque ARTCC
#= expletive
| 14:55:34 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:55:36 | FO | Oh, boy. |
| 14:55:47 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:55:52 | FO | Surprise surprise surprise huh. |
| 14:55:56 | HOT | [ 2 pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:55:58 | FO | It's gunna be commin' in. |
| 14:55:59 | HOT | [ 5 pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:05 | CPT | Gear down. |
| 14:56:08 | FO | Yup. |
| 14:56:09 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:09 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:10 | FO | Here it goes. |
| 14:56:11 | CAM | [sound of landing gear being lowered] |
| 14:56:12 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:13 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:13 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:14 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:16 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:18 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:19 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:19 | FO | It's gunna go through. |
| 14:56:21 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:22 | HOT | [ 2 pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:26 | HOT | [ pitch trim activation tone] |
| 14:56:30 | FO | Do I have to shoot a procedure turn. |
| 14:56:33 | CPT | Ah #. I don't know. probably should. |
| 14:56:37 | FO | Wanna make one spin that'll be it.. |
| 14:56:38 | CPT | yeah. |
| 14:56:38 | FO | I don't.. |
| 14:56:39 | HOT | [ 5 pitch trim activation tones in short succession] |
| 14:56:41 | CPT | #. |
| 14:56:41 | FO | Oh # what's that. |
| 14:56:42 | CPT | #. |
| 14:56:44 | CPT | Power. |
| 14:56:45 | FO | Full power. |
| 14:56:47 | CPT | Ah # [strained voice]. |
| 14:56:48 | CAM | [sound of wind noise starts to increase until end of recording] |
| 14:56:50 | CAM | [sound of strained breathing and grunting starts and continues until end of the recording] |
| 14:56:51 | FO | Come on around. |
| 14:56:52 | GPWS | Bank angle. |
| 14:56:52 | CPT | Holy #. |
| 14:56:53 | GPWS | Bank angle. |
| 14:56:53 | FO | Mayday, mayday, mayday, mayday, mayday. |
| 14:56:53 | GPWS | Caution, terrain terrain terrain. |
| 14:57:04 | ARTCC | Aircraft calling say again. |
| 14:57:05 | FO | Unload it unload it. |
| 14:57:08 | End of the recording. |