CVR transcript China Air Lines Flight 605 - 04 NOV 1993
Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the November 4, 1993 accident of China Air Lines Flight 605, a Boeing 747-400 at Hong Kong.
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.
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.
| time | source | content |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30 | CAL 605 | Tower Dynasty Six Zero Five, Outer Marker. |
| TWR | Dynasty Six Zero Five, Continue Approach. | |
| 3:25 | CAL 605 | Six Zero Five |
| P1 | OK! Flaps Thirty. | |
| P2 | Flap Thirty. | |
| P1 | Thirty. | |
| P2 | Landing Check | |
| 3:04 | P2 | Autobrakes. Set Two. |
| P2 | Speedbrakes | |
| P1 | Armed. | |
| 2:58 | P2 | Landing Gears Down. Flaps Thirty. |
| P1 | Got the Checkerboard. Got the Checkerboard Roger. If you can see the Checkerboard, Tell Me. | |
| 2:42 | TWR | Dynasty Six Zero Five, Touch down wind Zero Seven Zero Dergree, Two Five knots. Expect sinking windshear turning short final. Cleared to Land. |
| 2:33 | CAL 605 | Cleared to land and copied. Thank You. |
| P2 | 070025. | |
| 2:27 | P2 | Couldn't hear windshear |
| P1 | Not Yet. | |
| P2 | Not Yet. Yes Sir. | |
| P1 | That Speed. | |
| 2:14 | P2 | Speed Bug Missing |
| P1 | Speed Bug Roger. | |
| P1 | Whop! Alarm OK. | |
| P2 | Strange. | |
| P1 | 153 OK. | |
| P2 | Wind So Strong. | |
| CAM | Minimums. | |
| 1:57 | P2 | Speed minus Five. |
| 1:43 | P2 | Plus Ten. |
| P1 | Windshear at.... Windshear | |
| P2 | Four Hundred Seven | |
| CAM | Glideslope | |
| CAM | Windshear | |
| CAM | Windshear | |
| 1:21 | CAM | Glideslope |
| 1:14 | CAM | Glideslope |
| P2 | Speed minus Five | |
| 1:09 | CAM | Glideslope |
| 1:01 | P2 | One Hundred |
| P1 | Yes | |
| 0:54 | P2 | Fifty |
| P2 | Thirty | |
| P2 | Twenty | |
| P2 | Ten | |
| 0:46 | P2 | Five-Zero. |
| CAM | (Clicking Sound) | |
| P2 | Yes | |
| P2 | I roll stick | |
| CAM | (Clicking Sound) | |
| P1 | Wait a moment. Don't roll too much. Don't roll too much. | |
| P2 | I haven't haven't roll | |
| P1 | Right | |
| 0:27 | P2 | Autobrakes Don't have... OH! Sir Reverse. |
| CAM | (Clicking Sound) | |
| P2 | OH! No! OH! No! OH! No! OH! No! | |
| CAM | (Sound of engine increase) | |
| CAM | (Sound of engines decrease) | |
| P1 | Why...... | |
| CAM | (Clicking Sound) | |
| 0:06 | P2 | This Time, I Why Then....... (Panicky Tone) |
| CAM | (Sound of Splash) | |
| 0:00 | End of Recording. |