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TOWN WINS
Due to a mod error, mafia will receive a no contest.
ROLES
Lynched DP1:
Owen - Air France Flight 447 - Rolestopper-Inventor, Town
Killed NP1:
Casey - Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - Motion Investigative JOAT, Town
Lynched DP2:
Moozer - Gimli Glider - Strengthener, Town
Lynched DP3:
Pie - Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 – Flipless 2-shot Universal Godfather
Deaths: 154
Terminal Outcome: Catastrophic in-flight loss of control due to wing damage leading to flat spin and ground collision (Gol Airlines), Successful emergency landing (Embraer)
Probable cause: Error by Air Traffic Control leading to intersecting flight paths between two flights, compounded by a failure of a private flight to use their Traffic Collision Avoidance System
Summary: On September 29, 2006, a private Embraer flight and Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 were flying over a remote section of the Amazonian rainforest. Though ATC should have contacted pilots in order to make sure sufficient distance was maintainted between them, they failed to do so and allowed the Embraer’s flight path to intersect that of the Gol Flight. Though the Embraer’s automatic Traffic Collision Avoidance System should have told them to pull up, avoiding a collision, it was disabled for unknown reasons (although data logs implied that the captain had intentionally done so).
The Embraer’s wingtip sliced through a large portion of the Gol Flight’s wing. The Gol Flight spiraled out of control and crashed into the ground with no survivors. Meanwhile, the Embraer, though heavily damaged, managed to make a successful emergency landing.
The accident became one of the most controversial in the history of aviation due to the alleged negligence by the pilots of the Embraer flight. Ultimately, two conflicting reports were issued; one by America’s National Transportation Safety Board, blaming ATC, another by Brazil’s CENIPA, blaming the Embraer pilots as well as ATC.
An arrest warrant was issued for the Embraer pilots, who fled to America to avoid extradition, where they remain today. Many of the victims’ families believe they have escaped justice, while they maintain their innocence as yet another victim of tragic circumstances.
Role:
Because the probable cause of the accident was never conclusively determined (or rather, agreed on) by investigators, you are flipless; if you ever die, your alignment and role will not be revealed.
In addition, because many people believe that the pilots managed to escape the legal consequences of their own negligence, you are a 2-shot Universal Godfather. The first two times you are investigated, you will investigate as if you were a Vanilla Townie. In case of more of than one investigation, the more incriminating one will be neutralized.
Legacy: As a consequence of this accident, training and conditions for air traffic controllers, who play crucial roles in aviation safety but are often underpaid and undertrained, was improved around the world. In addition, training to emphasize the important of paying attention to TCAS is now standardized for all pilots.
Legacy role: Because of this improved training, if you ever die, then the following night your partner’s abilities and factional kill will be unstoppable.
Killed NP3:
Lunatic - Helios Airways Flight 522 – Delayed Ascetic Bleeder, Town
Earth - Uberlingen Disaster – Universal Miller, Town
Lynched DP4:
Cerulean - Tenerife Airport Disaster – N2 Actress Role Tampering JOAT [Bus Driver, Janitor, Redirector, Deflector] - Mafia
Deaths: 583
Terminal Outcome: In-flight stall and catastrophic ground collision (KLM), Catastrophic impact and post-crash fire (Pan Am)
Probable cause: Poor communication between two planes preparing for takeoff and air traffic control, leading to an attempted takeoff on an occupied runway
Summary: On March 27, 1977, KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 were preparing for takeoff at Los Rodeos Airport, in Tenerife. Both takeoffs were delayed due to proximate causes. The captain of the KLM Flight ultimately misinterpreted an order to “prepare for takeoff” as permission to take off, and attempted to take off on an occupied runway over the objections of his copilots. Dense fog prevented the pilots from spotting the Pan Am Flight still on the runaway, and collision avoidance maneuvers were initiated too late to stop the accident.
The KLM Flight attempted to avoid the Pan Am Flight by taking off, but had insufficient airspeed, leading to an in-flight stall and ground collision with no survivors. The Pan Am Flight was clipped by the KLM as it attempted to take off, leading to an explosion of the full fuel tanks. Out of 396 on board the Pan Am, 61 survived.
Role:
Because the accident was caused by confusion and ambiguity in communication, you are the Role Tampering JOAT with the following abilities (you may use one per night [and the same one more than once])
Bus Driver [cannot self-target]: Choose two players. Any actions performed on the first player will be redirect to the second, and vice versa.
Janitor: If you perform the factional kill successfully while using this ability, then the role PM of the person killed will not be revealed on death.
Redirector: Choose two players. Any actions performed BY the first player will be redirected to the second player.
Deflector: Choose two players. Any actions performed ON the first player will be redirected to the second player.
In addition, because the investigation was hampered by the sheer complexity, scale, and desire by KLM Airlines to avoid blame for the accident, you are the N2 Actress. On Night 2, you may target another player. If investigated, you will investigate as that role; on death, you will flip as that role.
Legacy: In order to prevent such accidents from occurring again, aviation instructors teach the importance of Crew Resource Management, which involves splitting responsibilities between different crew members to prevent any one mistake from spiraling out of control.
Legacy role: Because of this improved communication, if you ever die, then your partner will be given the chance to use one of your unused abilities the following night.
Survived in Endgame:
whiteflame - Pan Am Flight 103 – Alignment Investigative JOAT [Cop, Parity Cop, Dreamer] - Town
Deaths: 270 (including 11 ground fatalities)
Terminal outcome: Catastrophic in-flight breakup
Probable cause: Deliberate terrorist attack with explosive device
Summary: On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 took off from Frankfurt on its way to Detroit.
Unbeknownst to all on board, a radical terrorist group had planted a bomb in the luggage of the plane. Roughly 1 hour after the flight took off, the bomb detonated, disintegrating the aircraft in midair with no survivors. Large pieces of debris fell on the small town of Lockerbie in Scotland, killing 11 on the ground.
The investigation was aided by a stroke of luck; the bomb had actually exploded early due to a delay in flight departure – otherwise, it would have exploded over the ocean, destroying virtually all evidence relative to the forensic standards of the time.
Following the accident, a protracted and expensive investigation was jointly conducted between several countries involved – ultimately, two Libyan nationals were prosecuted and sentenced for the bombing, though many believed the true masterminds had gotten away.
Role: Because the accident was notable for the investigation and fight for justice, rather than the actual accident itself, you are the Alignment Investigative JOAT. You have the following abilities, each of which you can use one night per game:
-Cop: investigate a player to determine their alignment
-Parity cop: choose two players: learn whether they have the same alignment.
-Dreamer: choose three players: learn how many of the group are scum.
Legacy:
Though all those on board were killed, the fight for justice was relentless and never-ending. The investigation faced dead ends at almost every turn, but eventually managed to break through and find the perpetrators. In addition, airport security was improved so that luggage was more thoroughly screened for dangerous devices.
Legacy role:
Because of this, if you ever die on a night with an investigation, your investigative results will be released publicly the next day.
Banana - Egypt Air Flight 990 – Roleblocker - Town
Deaths: 217
Terminal outcome: High speed dive into catastrophic collision
Probable cause: Disputed – Pilot suicide (NTSB), Mechanical failure of pitch control surfaces (ECAA)
Summary: On October 31, 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 began a routine flight from Los Angeles to Cairo. Shortly after takeoff, it went into a steep vertical dive and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with no survivors.
The investigation was jointly led by America’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Egypt’s Egypt Civil Aviation Agency (ECAA).
The NTSB ultimately concluded that the first officer had deliberately pitched the aircraft into a steep dive that became unrecoverable in light of his continued inputs – they pointed out strong evidence for this. First, the flight recorder repeatedly recorded the first officer saying “I rely on God” over and over as the flight tumbled out of control. Second, the elevator controls (a hydraulic system that controls the vertical angle of the aircraft) was found in a “split condition”, indicating that there had been simultaneous downward and upward inputs.
The ECAA disagreed. As the investigation continued, they became increasingly worried about the NTSB’s direction of investigation and attempted to lodge several protests. They claimed that there was substantial mechanical evidence showing that the elevator had malfunctioned and that the first officer had in fact been trying to save the plane. Several simulations as well as forensic studies of the recovered plane components failed to support this.
The ECAA would ultimately back off from the investigation and heavily criticize the official NTSB report.
Role: Because the cause of the accident appeared to be fairly obvious, yet the ECAA tried to block the NTSB from finding this probable cause, you are the Roleblocker. Each night, you may target another player – assuming no interference with your actions, any actions they take will fail.
Legacy:
Though pilot suicide is a rare event, it remains a spectre in the minds of all air accident investigators – Germanwings Flight 9525 is another contemporary example. Little can be done about this possibility other than to keep it in mind.
Legacy role:
Because of this paradox of obviousness yet inevitability, you have a 1-shot roleblock you can still use after death.
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About 36 hours remain in the day.
For reference, I am counting from when I unlocked the thread, plus another hour.
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^What Mharman said.
Also, forgot to say this earlier, but don't speculate about it in thread. It's not alignment indicative, it just had to do with night actions.
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@whiteflame
@Cerulean
@iamanabanana
You can post again. I am very sorry about that, it will be explained postgame. Good luck
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I need to check with my comod regarding what happened last night. I am very sorry for the delay. Again, please do not post for now.
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@whiteflame
@Cerulean
@iamanabanana
NOTE: I may have made a mistake resolving night actions. Please HOLD and do not post while I double check something.
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Flips:
Lynched DP1:
Owen - Air France Flight 447 - Rolestopper-Inventor, Town
Killed NP1:
Casey - Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - Motion Investigative JOAT, Town
Lynched DP2:
Moozer - Gimli Glider - Strengthener, Town
Lynched DP3:
Pie - ??? - ???, ???
Killed NP3:
Lunatic - Helios Airways Flight 522 – Delayed Ascetic Bleeder, Town
Deaths: 121
Terminal outcome: Uncontrolled flight into terrain due to fuel exhaustion and loss of manual control
Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation due to hypoxia, effected by a chain of failures leading to improper pressurization of the main cabin
Summary: On August 14, 2005, Helios Airways Flight 522 began a routine takeoff. However, its cabin pressurization system was improperly set due to a maintenance error, preventing it from properly pressurizing as it gained altitude.
Though the pilots were aware that something was wrong, they were unaware what exactly had happened, and interpreted the warning lights as indicating a faulty air conditioning system. Before they could diagnose the problem, they lost consciousness due to hypoxia. Investigators believe that while oxygen masks were successfully deployed, they came too late to make a difference.
The doomed plane continued flying on autopilot for about 3 hours, but could not land. Eventually, it ran out of fuel and crashed into the side of a mountain with no survivors.
Role:
Because the actual deaths of all on board the aircraft occured long after their fate became apparent, you are the Delayed Ascetic Bleeder.
If a non-lethal action is performed on you, it will fail as if roleblocked and will only take effect the next night.
If a lethal action is performed on you, you will be informed of this and will survive for another day and night phase before dying.
Legacy:
Widely considered a freak accident caused by a truly unfortunate chain of events, this tragedy nevertheless led to important changes in cockpit design. With planes getting safer and safer, pilots often become the limiting factor – in this case, the plane recognized what was wrong, but the pilots failed to correctly interpret it. Today, improved cockpit design and training aims to prevent similar accidents from occuring again.
Legacy role:
Because of this improved clarity, if you ever die, you may immediately choose to select a dead player; if their role PM is hidden or false, it will be revealed as the correct one immediately.
Earth - Uberlingen Disaster – Universal Miller, Town
Deaths: 71
Terminal outcome: Catastrophic in-flight breakup due to mid-air collision
Probable cause: Ambiguous ATC instructions compounded by flawed collision avoidance procedures
Summary: On July 1, 2002, a passenger flight, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, and a commercial cargo flight, DHL Flight 611, were flying near the Swiss border with Russia in opposite directions.
Though ordinary right-of-way procedures should have had both aircraft turn right, the DHL flight requested to continue on course in order to save fuel, a standard procedure. This was approved by the ATC controller on duty, Peter Nielsen. Against procedure, his company had made him cover a section of airspace that should have been handled by at least two traffic controllers, diverting his attention and focus.
Nielsen realized the danger less than 1 minute before a potential collision, and told Flight 2937 to pull up. However, this conflicted with the pilots’ automated Traffic Control Avoidance System, which recognizes other flights in the area and was telling them to pull down.
Flight 2937 listened to Nielsen and pulled up, while the DHL flight, listening to their own TCAS, also pulled up. They collided and broke up in mid-air with no survivors.
2 years after the accident, Nielsen was murdered in front of his home by a distraught family member of one of the victims. His murderer would be released after less than four years in prison.
Role: Because the air traffic controller was blamed for the accident despite the wide variety of factors that ultimately contributed to the tragedy, you are the Universal Miller. If you are ever investigated, you will investigate as if you were a mafia carrying the night kill; for example, a Cop would investigate you as “guilty”, while a Tracker would investigate you as visiting the player who was NKed.
Legacy:
This accident led to new laws regulating how much work air traffic controllers could be allowed to take by their company. In addition, pilots received training to always listen to TCAS, even in priority over ATC orders.
Legacy role:
Despite the horrific accident and aftermath, this accident was one of the most impactful in terms of preventing future ones like it. As such, you are the 1-shot Angel: the night phase after you die, you may choose one player to be protected from an lethal actions that night.
Living Players:
1. whiteflame
2. Banana
3. Cerulean
Deadline:
The DP ends 72 hours from the first player post in the thread.
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@whiteflame
Please submit night actions within 24 hours. Lock thread please
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@Earth
@Lunatic
@whiteflame
@Cerulean
@iamanabanana
With only one scum remaining, investigations have been disabled.
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NTSB Headquarters, 4:20 PM, October 7, 2024
It’s a quiet day.
Then again, that’s how it should be. It’s not often that a plane spirals into the ground.
Investigators bustle back and forth. Shuffling paperwork, mostly. Busy office drones, each taking their own paths across their sky.
In a quiet corner, a one-way receiver crackles with static. It can pick up transmissions, and that’s about it. But this is the NTSB, not air traffic control. Once upon a time, they were one and the same.
It’s a novelty, a relic of a forgotten age, when transportation regulation was in its infancy and the government didn’t quite know what to do.
Nowadays, of course, it rarely gets used. Sometimes, an airplane passing by will shoot a message for the fun of it.
An intern idles by the coffee machine. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees the receiver flashing. Letters start to appear.
“Hey, anyone else seeing this?”
A small crowd begins to gather.
MAY DAY
MAY DAY
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT...
The letters pause. A visible atmosphere of apprehension descends across the room. What terrible problem could bring a mighty airliner down to its knees, to plead for help to nameless strangers on the ground?
YOUR
“Who, us?”
BALANCING
The experienced investigators immediately begin running over scenarios. Center of gravity problem, aileron reversal, catastrophic pitch control. Out of all the problems that can appear on an aircraft, loss of balance is one of the worst.
SUX
For a moment, no one speaks, as they try to make sense of the confusing message.
Suddenly, a lone, droning roar of engines reverberates from the distance. It grows louder, louder, louder, becoming deafening and then all at once there’s screeching and clanging and dust and ash and fire.
In a matter of seconds, the NTSB headquarters are nothing but a smoking crater.
Over the next few years, experts will debate over how Pie Airlines Flight 420 could have so tragically crashed into the world’s leading aircraft investigation center.
Ultimately, the probable cause is determined to be salt contamination in the engines, but few believe this.
And for those who really know? Well, dead men tell no tales.
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Final vote count:
Pie (4/4) - Pie, Cerulean, Earth, Luna
Pie was lynched! He was.... guilty!
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Much appreciated by Mharman - he'll be taking over as mod for a few days while I'm out of town. He'll take care of votecounts, flips, accident investigations, and night actions until probably DP3 at the earliest, everything is already set up. Make sure to thank him!
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Vote count 2.6:
Cerulean (2/4): Earth, banana
whiteflame (1/4): Luna
Moozer (1/4): Pie
As long as humans fly airplanes, some amount of information will always be lost while translating between man and machine, and from these imperfections spring the seeds of catastrophe. The next major crash of a large airliner, wherever it may occur, will almost certainly have something to do with the interaction between pilots and the automation that they oversee. In the meantime, it would be beneficial, even for those of us who are not pilots, to look on the events of Air France flight 447 and accept that we are human, that our capacity to err is unbound by reason, and that the best way to avoid disaster is to learn from the mistakes of others. - "The Long Way Down", Air France Flight 447
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Vote count 2.5:
whiteflame (2/4): Banana, Luna
Cerulean (1/4): Earth
Moozer (1/4): Pie
About 32 hours remain in the day.
Note: no votes on Casey will be counted.
A shortlist of some articles you should read RIGHT MEOW:A Shot in the Dark: Korean Airlines Flight 007Insanity in the Air: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303Warnings Unheard, Warnings Unheeded: 2019 Alaska Mid-air CollisionAlone in the Inferno: UPS Airlines Flight 6 (If you're only going to read one, READ THIS ONE)A Lonely and Courageous Action: BOAC Flight 712
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Vote count 2.4 (no change):
whiteflame (2/4): Luna, Banana
Go check out Admiral Cloudberg! I enjoy her incredibly in-depth articles about accidents, especially lesser-known ones. She does a good job of mixing technical details with clear and moving prose.
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Vote count 2.3 (no change):
whiteflame (2/4): Luna, Banana
346 people died when a cargo door burst open in mid-air, severing critical control cables... In the following investigation, it was found that a similar set of conditions causing an identical failure had occurred in ground testing in 1970 before the DC-10 series entered commercial service... In spite of this warning, nothing was done to correct the flaw, as shown by internal memos from McDonnell-Douglas, despite the conclusion that it could cause a catastrophic in-flight loss of control... The consequences of this entirely avoidable crash were many, including – but not limited to – some of the largest civil lawsuits to that date. - Turkish Airlines Flight 981
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@Cerulean
Do we not have a report for Casey's death? The way this was phrased made me think it applies to every death.
Casey's accident report will be conducted when they flip.
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Vote count 2.1:
whiteflame (2/4): Luna, Banana
Captain: Are we flying? We're flying, we're flying. Tell them [ATC] what we're doing.Copilot: Oh yeah let me get [inaudible]Captain: Gotta get it over again. At least upside down we're flying.Sound of compressor stallsSound of engine stallCaptain: Speedbrakes! Speedbrakes!Copilot: Got it.Terrain, terrain, pull up!Captain: Ah. Here we go!*End of recording*The captain and copilot of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 were posthumously awarded the Air Line Pilots Association Gold Medal for Heroism for their efforts to save the flight. A critical flaw in the horizontal stabilizer caused the plane to spiral out of control, yet they managed to maintain altitude for over 30 minutes before becoming inverted and crashing into the sea.
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whiteflame (1/4): Luna
The pilots decided to test the limits of the CRJ 'for fun' and join the "410 club," referring to pilots who pushed CRJs to their maximal approved altitude of 41,000 feet... the airplane was pulled up at more than 1.2 g, and the angle of attack became excessive to maintain climb rate in the thinner upper atmosphere... both engines experienced flameout and deactivated... while distracted with attempting to restart the engines, the aircraft rapidly lost altitude and the pilots were forced to make a crash landing, killing all on board. - Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701
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@Earth
@whiteflame
@ILikePie5
@Cerulean
@iamanabanana
Let this be a lesson that if you theme your game then add some nice flavor, eh?
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Falling.
Falling. As it has been for minutes now. As we have been for minutes now. Or is it lifetimes? Lifetimes of fear and hope and all those things that it means for us to be human, experienced too late before splattering into the Pacific Ocean at 160 meters per second.
The bright warning lights of the cockpit flash red-green-yellow-red-green-yellow, flash so brightly that they burst and burn as if they yearn to be released from the shackles of a doomed life.
“Sink rate. Sink rate. Pull up. Terrain, terrain. Pull up.” The low, monotone, robotic voice is both irately condescending and a shrill, desperate scream for help. If I listen close enough, I can hear it crying.
Blood rushes through my head, a consequence of pure adrenaline, and I feel the edges of my vision dimming, graying. Yet my hands are remarkably steady. Right now, there is nothing but me and the controls in front of me that hold the power to save 228 souls.
It had started 190 seconds earlier. 192 now. When the plane had pitched up, soaring for the stars, only to come down to earth and start falling, falling, falling. The vaunted autopilot, the so-called “fly-by-wire" system, had abandoned us when we needed it most.
I tried to push the plane down. To generate that desperate, needed speed to once again defy gravity, that defiance of man against all that is right and sensible, for that is what airplanes are.
Yet it kept reaching for the sky, like each star was a lost dream.
I glance at the altimeter. 5400, 5300, 5200, 5100. A shattered hourglass measuring out the seconds of my life.
I snap myself out of my trance. Force myself to lean my entire weight on the control column, willing the plane to push down, down, down
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“Remember, when recovering from a stall, you need sufficient altitude, otherwise you’ll crash into the ground before leveling off. Beyond 5000 feet you’re risking things, beyond 3000 feet is the point of no return.” My flight instructor’s words echo in my mind.
The plane doesn’t budge. The altimeter ticks past 3000 with an almost banal finality.
I lean back, an eerie calm taking over me. There’s something vaguely comforting in the lack of agency over my inevitable fate.
I glance to my right, at my terrified copilot.
And I see him pulling up.
I realize what happened now. So simple, so stupid, the lives of so many snuffed out by a single man’s panic and forgetfulness.
I should be angry, furious even. But instead, I’m only...disappointed. I have so much more to do. So much more to see.
“10 degrees pitch altitude.”
A second passes. Then there is silence.
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"It is over. It has happened." - Anonymous ATC, upon seeing El Al Flight 1862 disappear from radar. 4 on board and 39 on ground would be killed after the plane lost control and crashed into an apartment complex.
Welcome to Mayday Mafia! Have a safe flight!
Flips:
Lynched DP1:
Owen - Air France Flight 447 - Rolestopper-Inventor, Town
Deaths: 228
Terminal outcome: In-flight stall condition leading to catastrophic collision
Probable cause: Loss of airspeed due to pilot error in stall recovery procedure
Summary: On June 1, 2009, Air France 447 took off from Rio de Janeiro to France.
En route, it faced a heavy storm, which the pilots elected not to divert around – an accepted course of action, if not a recommended one.
Heavy icing intefered with the aircraft’s pitot tubes, a type of instrument which measures airspeed; this caused false readings, making the autopilot disconnect. All this was still acceptable so long as the crew responded properly.
However, the crew didn’t realize the autopilot had disconnected – as this happened, the airplane gradually lost airspeed until it no longer had enough forward momentum to generate lift and maintain level flight.
It thus entered what is known as a “stall condition” - which can be easily recovered from by pushing the aircraft into a dive to gain airspeed, followed by leveling off again. The inexperienced co-pilot, Bonin, reacted incorrectly – by pulling the aircraft up, which actually lost airspeed.
The aircraft descended at over 10,000 feet per minute from its cruise altitude of 36000 feet; Bonin continued pulling the stick up the entire time, preventing recovery, though he could have still done so at an altitude as low as 3000 feet. There were no survivors upon the inevitable collision.
Role:
Because of the first officer did something unimaginably dumb that is still taught as a case study in aviation textbooks today, you too get to pass on your wisdom to others in the form of stopping such an accident from happening again. Thus, you are a Rolestopper-Inventor.
Each night, you may give someone a x1 Rolestopper. On subsequent nights, they may use that invention on anyone. The rolestopper prevents a targeted player from being affected by any actions for that night, lethal or non-lethal.
Legacy:
Today, stall recovery procedures are a core part of aviation training, and no similar accidents have occurred since. Nevertheless, it emphasizes that the biggest flaws in aviation safety are still pilots, not technology.
Legacy role:
Because of this increased focus on pilot training over technological rigor, after you die, you may choose to send a message of up to 200 characters to any person you gave an invention to. You will give this message to me and I will send it to them.
Killed NP1:
Casey - ??? - ???, ???
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Living Players:
1. whiteflame
2. Pie
3. Banana
4. Earth
5. Cerulean
6. Moozer
7. Luna
Deadline:
The DP ends 72 hours from the first player post in the thread.
Additional Information:
Casey may post today, but not vote. They will be flipped at the end of the day.
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Probable cause: Two scum on wagon (Moozer, Pie, Cerulean, whiteflame)
Dissenting opinions: One scum on wagon (Earth, Casey), zero scum on wagon (Luna, banana)
Investigative result: Scum has a JOAT.
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@Owen_T
Note that you do not have to give an answer, being dead.
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The investigation will close in 2 hours, or when all players have answered. Again, do not post anything other than your answer or reasoning for it.
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Vote count 1.12:
Owen (5/5): Casey, Earth, Banana, Cerulean, Luna
Luna (1/5): Moozer
Owen was lynched! He was... innocent!
An air accident investigation has commenced! Use your best judgement and examine the evidence to try and find the cause of the crash! Depending on the accuracy of the investigation, information will be publicly revealed about the setup.
How many scum were on the final lynch wagon?
Submit your answer in your next post only. Do not post anything else other than your answer, and if desired, reasoning for it.
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Owen (2/5): Casey, Earth
Moozer (1/5): Owen
Luna (1/5): Moozer
Pie (1/5): Luna
The pilot managed to land the aircraft on the river, in close proximity to an 1898-built steam tugboat...The captain of the tugboat saw the plane in distress and went to help. He and his crew broke the aircraft's windshield to tie a cable to the cockpit's control wheel and proceeded to tow the craft to the river bank. During the tow all passengers remained on board. Passengers and crew then evacuated the cabin via an access hatch on the plane's roof. - Aeroflot_Flight_366
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Vote count 1.11 (please tag me if there are any mistakes)
Owen (2/5): Casey, Earth
Luna (1/5): Moozer
Pie (1/5): Luna
Investigators attributed the accident to pilot error, finding that the first officer experienced spatial disorientation and inadvertently placed the aircraft in an unrecoverable dive, while the captain failed to adequately monitor the first officer's actions and the flight path of the aircraft. - Atlas_Air_Flight_3591
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Vote count 1.10
Owen (3/5): Cerulean, whiteflame, Casey
Luna (2/5): Earth, Moozer
Pie (1/5): Luna
The crew immediately discovered that their flight instruments were behaving erratically, and reported receiving contradictory serial emergency messages, including an overangled rudder, overspeed, underspeed, and flying too low... As a consequence of the pilots' inability to precisely monitor the aircraft's airspeed or vertical speed, they experienced multiple stalls, resulting in rapid loss of altitude with no corresponding change on the altimeter... The aircraft clipped the ocean and slammed into the water near-inverted. - Aeroperu Flight 603
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Vote count 1.9
Luna (3/5): Casey, Earth, Moozer
Pie (1/5): Luna
Owen (1/5): Cerulean
Thus, the first NTSB report (issued on December 8, 1992) did not conclude with the usual "probable cause". Instead, it stated...The National Transportation Safety Board, after an exhaustive investigation effort, could not identify conclusive evidence to explain the loss of United Airlines Flight 585.
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Vote count 1.8
Pie (1/5): Luna
Owen (1/5): Cerulean
Luna (2/5): Casey, Earth
About 26 hours remain in the day.
On May 11, 1996, ValuJet Flight 592 crashed into the Florida Everglades about ten minutes after departing Miami... mislabeled and improperly stored portable oxygen generators activated during takeoff due to vibrations knocking their activation pins... leading to a catastrophic chain reaction that created a fire in the cargo department. All 110 people on board were killed in the crash. - ValuJet Flight 592
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Vote count 1.7
Moozer (2/5): Pie, Casey
Pie (1/5): Luna
As the aircraft started its takeoff run, the take-off warning system sounded an alarm indicating that the aircraft was not correctly configured... The crew ignored the warning and continued not realising that the flaps were not at the required takeoff position and were instead fully retracted, preventing the aircraft from generating sufficient lift. The jet overshot the runway.... resulting in a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Out of 100 on board, 37 survived. - LAPA Flight 3142
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Upon investigation, the crash was found to have been caused primarily by negligence on the part of the flight crew... [a] misinterpretation changed the navigational direction entered in the computer from north-northeast (27.0°) to west (270°)... ultimately leading to spatial disorientation, fuel exhaustion, and a crash landing in the Amazon rainforest. - Varig Flight 254
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Iran Air Flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai... that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by two missiles fired by USS Vincennes, an American warship. According to the US, Vincennes's crew misidentified the aircraft as an F-14, a fighter jet part of the Iranian inventory, despite it transmitting civilian identification codes... Whilst not issuing a formal apology, American president Ronald Reagan issued a written diplomatic note to Iran, expressing deep regret. -Iran_Air_Flight_655
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About 50 hours remain in the day. I will do a post-count check with 24 hours remaining.
While technically advanced, the Trident had potentially dangerous stalling characteristics... If its airspeed was insufficient... it could enter a deep stall (or "superstall") condition in which the control surfaces become ineffective... leading recovery [to be] practically impossible. - British_European_Airways_Flight_548
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The pilot, for bizarre reasons, had allowed his kids to sit in the cockpit... While seated at the controls, the pilot's 15-year-old son had unknowingly partially disengaged the A310's autopilot control of the aircraft's ailerons. The autopilot then disengaged completely, causing the aircraft to roll into a steep bank and a near-vertical dive. - Aeroflot_Flight_593
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