ATC transcript Thai Airways Flight 601 - 30 JUN 1967
ATC transcript of the June 30, 1967 accident of Thai Airways Flight 601 , a Caravelle III at Hong Kong.
Source: Accident report published by Civil Aviation Department, Hong Kong.
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Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Legenda:
TG601 = Thai Flight 601
APP = Hong Kong Approach
PAR : Precision Approach Radar (Used during poor weather in ILS 31 approach)
TG601 = Thai Flight 601
APP = Hong Kong Approach
PAR : Precision Approach Radar (Used during poor weather in ILS 31 approach)
| time (GMT) | source | content |
|---|---|---|
| 06.58:00 | TG601 | Hong Kong Approach, Thai International 601 Good Afternoon. |
| APP | Thai International 601, Good Afternoon. Go Ahead. | |
| 06.58:20 | TG601 | 40 miles leaving 120 for 70. |
| 06.58:30 | APP | Roger 601, what is your present heading? |
| 06.58:33 | TG601 | Inbound on radial er 098 |
| 06.58:39 | APP | Roger 601, runway in use 31, turn left heading 250 radar positioning for ILS approach over. |
| 06.58:46 | TG601 | Thank you turnung left 250. We are leaving heading er 268. |
| 06.58:51 | APP | Roger. |
| 07.00:50 | APP | Thai International 601, you level? |
| 07.00:54 | TG601 | Leaving 80 |
| 07.00:55 | APP | Roger 601, descend to and maintain 4500 feet on QNH niner niner niner millibars. |
| 07.01:04 | TG601 | Four five zero feet niner niner niner leaving 80 now. |
| 07.01:09 | APP | Roger you are number one in traffic for ILS approach . |
| 07.01:11 | TG601 | Thank you sir. |
| 07.03:35 | APP | Thai Internatinal 601, turn right heading 270 |
| TG601 | Turning right 270 | |
| 07.03:48 | APP | 06.01 when steady on heading 270 descend to and maintain 2500 feet for ILS approach 14 miles touch down. |
| TG601 | Roger we're steering 270 leaving 4500 for 2500 feet. | |
| 07.04:57 | APP | Thai International 601, turn right now heading 315 adjust on the ILS report established. |
| TG601 | Roger sir. | |
| 07.05:30 | APP | Thai International 601 be advised there's a heavy rain shower over the field visibility er very reduced two kilometers. |
| 07.05:39 | TG601 | Thank you sir. |
| 07.06:40 | APP | Thai International 601, your altitude? |
| 07.06:44 | TG601 | 2500 feet established. |
| 07.06:47 | APP | Roger 601, you're eight miles from touchdown, continue ILS approach contact precision one one nine decimal five. |
| 07.06:57 | TG601 | Hong Kong Precision, Thai International 601, ILS inbound passing White Cliff. |
| 07.07:00 | PAR | 06.01, continue your ILS approach, you're seven miles from touch down the surface winf 290 at 18 knots over. |
| TG601 | Thank you sir. | |
| 07.07:30 | PAR | Six miles from touch down. There's heavy rain at the field in the event of an overshoot. You'll be cleared for the emergency overshoot procedure. |
| 07.07:35 | PAR | RW beacon left turn to Stonecutters then to Cheung Chan, climbing immediately to 3500 feet, 601. |
| TG601 | Understand sir. | |
| 07.07:52 | PAR | You're now five miles from touch down. |
| TG601 | Thank you sir. | |
| 07.08:20 | PAR | Four miles check your wheels are down and locked and you are clear to land. I say again clear to land. |
| 07.08:24 | TG601 | Thank you. |
| 07.08:35 | PAR | Three and a half miles the heavy rain is at one and a half miles from touch down all over the field. |
| (Transmission clicks heard) | ||
| 07.08:51 | PAR | Three miles you're just a little to the right of centre. |
| 07.09:19 | PAR | Two miles. |
| 07.09:33 | PAR | One and a half miles. You're slightly right of centre. |
| 07.09:43 | PAR | Coming back to the centre line now. |
| 07.09:48 | PAR | One mile. Going left of centre. |
| 07.10:00 | PAR | Well. Left of the centre line. If you're not visual, climb immediately on your present heading. |
| 07.10:19 | PAR | 06.01, I have no radar contact with you. |
| 07.10:30 | PAR | 06.01. Are you overshooting? |
| 07.10:40 | PAR | 06.01, Hong Kong Precision. |
| 07.10:49 | PAR | 06.01, Hong Kong. |
| 07.11:04 | PAR | 06.01, Hong Kong Precision. |
| 07.11:28 | PAR | 06.01, Hong Kong, do you read? |
