Mayday Call: Pilot Reports Rapid Descent to Miami Air Traffic Control

Seven two two bravo

delta, three five zero, moderate turbulence,

plus or minus...

Okay, now seven hundred

feet, six hundred

feet.

November...

So Roger, say outside air temperature.

Negative forty-seven degrees Celsius.

We're managing the ice, but it is moderate turbulence.

We're direct report.

Okay. November seven two

two bravo delta, roger.

Let me know if you need anything else.

I'm just working you

in my airspace right now.

Thank you. If you have any better

rides, uh, let us know, two bravo delta.

November two bravo delta,

uh, the rides do

improve in my airspace.

You're, uh, you're kinda

far outside of it right now,

and you can expect better

rides ahead.

Roger, two bravo

delta, and now we're picking up precipitation.

We need to climb, um, three seven

zero, able, two bravo delta.

November seven two two bravo delta, roger.

Climb and maintain flight level three seven zero.

No further rights in

your present heading for traffic.

Climb three seven zero, two bravo delta.

Seven two two bravo delta,

we're descending eight thousand.

Mayday, mayday, we're descending ten thousand feet per

minute.

November seven two two bravo delta, roger.

Declaring emergency, seven two two bravo delta.

We are in an overspeed condition,

descending twenty thousand feet per

minute!

November seven two two bravo delta, roger.

Altitude your discretion.

Let me know what you need.

We're gonna crash into the ground, seven two two bravo delta.

November two bravo delta, I'm here with you. Talk to me.

We are descending twenty-two thousand

feet, and we are banking

sixty degrees.

What is your name?

November two bravo delta, roger.

Look, a contact! Look outside! Holy we're

out of time.

November two bravo delta.

November two bravo delta, how do you hear?

November two bravo delta, Miami.