[NEWS]REVEALED! DANA Pilot’s Last Conversation Before Crash

"1181 Good day!" These were the last two words the
courageous pilot told air traffic controllers before the Dana
Air flight 0992 crashed into a residential building in Iju-
Ishaga, Lagos, killing all the 153 people on board and 10
people on ground on Sunday, June 3, 2012.
The transcription of the last conversation between the air
traffic controller and the crew revealed that the pilots did
everything to land the aircraft safely on Runway 18 Right of
the Murtala Muhammed Airport.
The recording, a copy of which was obtained exclusively
from a top official of the Ministry of Aviation on Monday
by our correspondent, showed that the flight crew did not
lose hope even up till the last second before the aircraft
crashed.
The crew had believed the aircraft would make it to
Runway 18R of the Lagos airport.
The transcription revealed that the aircraft had indeed lost
its two engines, shortly after which the pilot declared an
emergency. The transcription revealed that the pilot told the
controller he had “dual engine failure.”
Apart from having dual engine failure, the pilot also told
the air traffic controller that he had “negative response
from the throttle.” Overall, the transcription revealed that
the airplane was in a very devastating condition.
This explains why it was said to have descended very fast
shortly after the pilot declared emergency, saying, “May
Day, May Day”
This revelation is, however, makes rubbish of the claims of
Dana Air’s Director of Flight Operations, Captain Oscar
Wason, who had said it would be premature to conclude
that aircraft lost its two engines.
Wason claimed that there was nothing to indicate that the
pilot told the air traffic controller that the two engines of the
aircraft had been lost.
Air traffic controllers, who spoke to our correspondent
under condition of anonymity because they were not
allowed to comment on the matter, confirmed that the
aircraft descended very fast.
The video recording of the radar also revealed that the
aircraft pilot declared emergency at about 5,000 feet
above the sea level.
It further revealed that the ill-fated Boeing McDonell
Douglass-83 plane disappeared from the radar at about
800 feet above the sea level.
The recording, however, confirmed Wason’s claim that the
pilot of the ill-fated plane never spoke with air traffic
controllers in the Control Tower.
Rather, the pilot spoke with ATCs in the radar control room
of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which is
also located at the airport.
The recording also revealed that the pilot was handed over
to the ATCs in the Control Tower, but he never had a chance
to speak with them before the crash. From the recording,
the last words the pilot told the radar control unit was,
“1181, good day,” in response to some information he
had received from the ATC on duty.
The ATC had told him to contact the Control Tower on
frequency 1181. The pilot, who had declared emergency to
the ATCs in the radar control room, replied, “1181 good
day,” meaning he had got the information.
According to ATCs, “good day” is the usual parlance they
and pilots use in signing off from a conversation.
From his accent, it was obvious he was the Indian co-pilot,
Mr. Mahendra Roathore, who spoke with the ATCs during
the last minutes of the tragic flight.
The pilot, an American, Captain Peter Waxtan, was said to
have been busy, struggling to keep the aircraft in flight,
while the co-pilot spoke with the ATCs.
Below is the word-for-word account of the conversation
between the crew of the ill-fated plane and the ATC on duty.
Co-pilot: “Lagos Tower, Dana code 0992!”
ATC: “Dana Code 0992, this is Lagos radar, go ahead!”
Co-pilot: “May Day! May Day! May Day! Dana code 0992
Five November Romeo Alpha Mike! (5N-RAM) dual engine
failure!”
ATC: “Dana Code 0992, read me?”
Co-pilot: “I read you five by five! Dual engine failure!
Negative response from throttle! Requesting for direct
straight approach!”
ATC: “Alright, position it one mile to touch down, Runway
18R! Contact tower now on 1181!”
Co-pilot: “1181 Good day!”
Unfortunately, the crew never spoke with the control tower.
The aircraft crashed into the residential building a few
seconds after this discussion.
May the souls of all those who died rest in peace. Amen!