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CVR transcript Air France Flight 296Q - 26 JUN 1988
Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the Air France Airbus A.320 accident at Mulhouse-Habsheim, June 26, 1988.
Source: Final report concerning the accident which occurred on June 26th 1988 at Mulhouse-Habsheim (68) to the Airbus A320, registered F-GFKC / Ministry of Planning, Housing, Transport and Maritime Affairs

The reader of these transcripts is cautioned that the transcription of a CVR tape is not a precise science but is the best possible product from a group investigative effort. The transcript, or parts thereof, if taken out of context can be misleading. Therefore, the CVR transcripts should only be viewed as an investigative tool to be used in conjunction with other evidence. Conclusions or interpretations should not be made using the transcript as the sole source of information.
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.

French text is translated into English

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12.44:27 TOWER QNH Habsheim 1012 Fox Echo 9.8.4
Captain OK
12.44:31 Co-pilot Roger
12.44:32 Captain 9.8.4 put in 9.8.4
12.44:34 Co-pilot 9.8.4 QFE selected!
12.44:37 Good gear is down; flaps 2!
12.44:42 Captain Flaps 3
12.44:45 Co-pilot Flaps 3!
Captain That's the airfield, you confirm?
12.44:48 Co-pilot Affirmative
12.44:51 Co-pilot You see it LL 01, when we get there you're at 1 nautical mile, that's right.
12.44:55 [GONG!] - nosewheel valve
12.45:04.7 GPWS [Too Low Terrain!]
Co-pilot OK!
12.45:19.1 Radio altimeter [Forty]
12.45:04.7 [GONG!] - GPWS cut off
12.45:05.7 Radio altimeter [Two hundred]
12.45.11 Co-pilot P.....G.....! (name of flight safety officer)
12.45:11.4 Radio altimeter [Two hundred]
12.45.12 Co-pilot G.. is going to ...eh!
12.45:14 Co-pilot OK, you're at 100ft there, watch, watch
12.45:13 Radio altimeter [One hundred]
12.45:19.1 Radio altimeter [Forty]
12.45:23.6 Radio altimeter [Fifty]
12.45:26 Captain OK ,I'm OK there, disconnect autothrottle
12.45:27.5 Radio altimeter [Forty]
12.45:32 Co-pilot Watch out for those pylons ahaead, eh. See them?
12.45:33 Co-pilot Yeah, yeah, don't worry.
12.45:34.5 [Clack! Clack! Clack!] - power lever dentents
12.45:35.3 Radio altimeter [Thirty]
12.45:36.2 Radio altimeter [Thirty]
12.45:37 Co-pilot TOGA/SRS
12.45:38.3 Radio altimeter [Thirty]
12.45:39 Captain Go around track
12.45:39.9 Captain Sh...!
12.45:41.5 END OF TAPE
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