Cockpit Audio Reveals Pilot Confusion Over Aircraft Swap Moments Before Fatal UPS Crash
Newly highlighted cockpit audio from the 2013 crash of UPS Flight 1354 reveals the crew's critical confusion moments before the accident. A last-minute aircraft swap meant the flight plan was not properly loaded into the Airbus A300's flight management system. The recording captures the pilots attempting to manually program the approach into Birmingham while airborne. This distraction contributed to their failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude, causing them to descend too early and crash short of the runway.
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