Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992 TV Movie)
Charlton Heston: Captain Al Haynes
Quotes
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Chris Porter : Where is he going? He can't make the turn to 31.
Mack Zubinski : Hey! He's coming in on 22.
Chris Porter : Uh, Sir? that, uh, runway is closed. That's 22, Sir. But if you have to, you can line up on it.
Al Haynes : Well, we're pretty well lined up now. How long is that runway?
Chris Porter : Uh, United 232 Heavy. Okay, Sir. T-t-that will work. It's 6,600 feet, and the equipment's coming off.
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Al Haynes : We must have taken out all the hydraulics lines at once, is that possible?
Bill Records : Well, they all come together back there.
Al Haynes : Get on the yoke with me, will you? I don't know if it's doing any good or not, but it's all we got. You need to handle the number three throttles too. I can't handle them both. Dudley, what does the manual say?
Dudley Dvorak : See page I-63.
United Airlines Maintenance : 232, systems maintenance. Understand you have normal power on number one and number three engine?
Al Haynes : Maintenance, 232, affirmative. We need help on loss of all, repeat, all hydraulic systems. What have you got, Dudley?
Dudley Dvorak : [frantically] Main bus, main backup, the hell! It doesn't say anything about all three out! It's not supposed to happen!
Al Haynes : Minneapolis Center, United 232 Heavy.
Minneapolis Center : 232, go ahead.
Al Haynes : Sir, we have a problem. We have no hydraulic fluid, which means we have no elevator control, almost none. We have a little aileron control. We're trying to steer with throttles only. I have serious doubts about reaching destination. Do you know someplace nearby where we might be able to land? If I don't take control of this airplane soon, I'll have to put her down wherever she happens to be.
Minneapolis Center : 232, Roger. Standby one.
[pause]
United Airlines Maintenance : 232, systems maintenance. You might try flight manual, page I-63.
Dudley Dvorak : I'm on I-63!
Minneapolis Center : 232 Heavy, Minneapolis Center. Do you wish to declare an emergency?
Al Haynes : Yes, Sir! That is affirmative. We'd appreciate all the help we can get.
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Dennis Fitch : Tell you what. We'll all have a beer when we get this sucker down.
Al Haynes : I don't drink, but I'll sure as hell have one on that!
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[ATC Chris Porter is visiting Capt. Haynes in the hospital]
Chris Porter : Well sir, you look real good.
Al Haynes : I tell you, it sure beats rigor mortis.
Chris Porter : I read in the paper that United put your flight track up on their Denver simulator. A lot of senior pilots tried to land the planes. So far nobody has gotten within ten miles of the airport.
Al Haynes : Well they didn't have you talking them down.
Chris Porter : I had a lot of help.
Al Haynes : But you have no idea what your calm voice meant to us up there.
Chris Porter : [choking up] Well Captain, I-I really think I might've done a better job.
Al Haynes : Join the club! Listen, Chris, of all the places in America we could've landed, I thank God it was here. I intend to tell that to every man, woman, and child in this city, if I have to come back here a hundred times.
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Al Haynes : Okay, Sioux. We dumped fuel down to 37. And with four in the cockpit, that's 296 souls on board.
[pause]
Chris Porter : Uh... 232 Heavy, copy, 292 souls on board plus four in the cockpit, and 37 thousands pounds of fuel. Roger sir, continue approach.
Mack Zubinski : This is Sioux Tower, to all rescue units, we have an Alert Three. I say again, we are declaring an Alert Three. A DC-10 in emergency approach. 296 souls on board. 35 miles Northeast.
Gary Brown : Sioux Tower, Rescue One, Roger your Alert Three. We're calling every unit in the tri-state area.
Chris Porter : Rescue One, Roger. You've got about 15 minutes to get them here.
Gary Brown : Attention all units: this is Tri-State Rescue Net, Sioux Gateway is now in Alert Three. I repeat, Sioux Gateway is now on Alert Three. It's a DC-10, 35 miles North. May not be able to make the runway. Roll all units, this is not a drill! I repeat: this is not a drill!
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Chris Porter : United 232, the airport's currently at your one o'clock position, ten miles. Sir, if you can't make it to the airport, there's a Interstate that runs North to south, to the East side of the airport. That's a four-lane interstate.
Al Haynes : Roger, Sioux, we're just passing it now. We're going to try for the airport.
Al Haynes : United 232 Heavy, Roger, and advise when you do get runway 31 in sight.
Al Haynes : Where's...
Bill Records : I got the runway!
Al Haynes : I don't.
Dennis Fitch : There! Back on number one, back on one.
Bill Records : Okay, I see it! Let's try to keep the descent at 500 feet per minute.
Al Haynes : I see the tower! We have the airport in sight. We'll be with you very shortly, thanks a lot for your help.
Chris Porter : United 232 Heavy, Roger, Sir. Wind 010 at 11. You are cleared to land on any runway.
Al Haynes : [chuckles] You want to be particular in making a runway?
[staff at the control tower laugh nervously]
Chris Porter : He's gonna make it!
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Al Haynes : [over the P.A] Okay, folks. Brace! Brace! Brace!
Chris Porter : 232, looking good, Sir! And be advised that there is nothing but open field at the end of the runway, so roll-out will *not* be a problem!
Al Haynes : 232, Roger. Ease the power back now. Left turns. Left turns. Easy... Too fast!
GPWS : Whoop! Whoop! Pull up! Glideslope!
Bill Records : Left... left... left...
Al Haynes : Your nose...
GPWS : Whoop! Whoop! Pull up! Glideslope!
Bill Records : Left! Left! Left!
Al Haynes : Too fast!
GPWS : Whoop! Whoop! Pull up! Glideslope!
Bill Records : Left! Left!
Dudley Dvorak : God!
GPWS : Whoop! Whoop! Pull up! Glideslope!
[impact]
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Al Haynes : [over the P.A] Folks, this is Captain Haynes. Here's a little update: we're currently cruising at 37,000 feet, just passing over the town of Alta, Iowa, estimating arrival in Chicago right on time. Weather along our flight route will be perfect. We hope you're enjoying your lunch.
[flight attendant knocks on the door]
Al Haynes : Come in!
[flight attendant enters, brings the food trays]
Flight Attendant : We're still high on Aloha food. Who wants the Ahi tuna?
Bill Records : Mahalo!
[an explosion rocks the aircraft, and a deafening, high-pitched engine noise starts]
Al Haynes : What the hell?
Bill Records : Low pressure going on two!
Al Haynes : Two's gone. Shut it off.
Bill Records : Number two throttle's stuck there.
Al Haynes : Okay, emergency shut down. Engine start lever and fire handle to cut-off.
[Records pulls down a red lever, and it visibly reduces noise and vibration]
Bill Records : Okay, that's good.
Al Haynes : The elevator's sluggish.
Dudley Dvorak : We're losing hydraulic pressure.
Al Haynes : We need back-up hydraulics!
Dudley Dvorak : Roger.
[flips a switch, all lights indicate "Pressure Low"]
Dudley Dvorak : [frantically] Backup's two and three losing pressure too, Skipper!
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[first lines, narration]
Al Haynes : The approach to Sioux Gateway Airport, under normal circumstances, is a pilot's delight. You cross the Missouri River, pass the tip of South Dakota. Nebraska's on your right. On your left, the farmlands of Iowa. As you get closer to the airport, in the fields between the runways, they grow soybeans and corn. It's in one of these cornfields that our story begins...
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Mack Zubinski : There he is.
Chris Porter : Mmmm-hmmm.
Al Haynes : Sioux City, United 2-3-2 Heavy.
Chris Porter : United 232 Heavy Sioux City Approach.
Al Haynes : Ah, Roger... we are in a bit of a rough patch here, you got us squawk.
Chris Porter : Roger 232, radar contact five-niner miles. Your present track will put you about eight miles north of the airport, sir. Ah... can you make a slight left turn sir?
Al Haynes : Ah... hope to make some slight left turns on final, but right now we gotta make right turns only, to whatever heading you want.
Chris Porter : Roger 232 Heavy, ah... right turn heading two-five-five
Mack Zubinski : All units this is Sioux City Tower, we have an alert two, I say again alert two, get two more guys up here now please.
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Al Haynes : Whatever you do, keep us away from the city.
