2015 Germanwings documentary - an alternative theory.

[Ray Proudfoot]

I’ve just finished watching a documentary about the 2015 Germanwings crash. It opened my eyes to a possible alternative reason the aircraft experienced a controlled descent into terrain.

The main investigation into this alternative theory was conducted by Simon Hradecky, he of SubLocic fame. I’m sure many older members will remember that sim and Simon.

Anyway, if it’s available in your country try watching it. It is on Sky in the UK but was in German with subtitles so should be available on other platforms.

Some interesting observations…

1) The autopilot altitude was changed from 38000 ft to 100ft in just one second. It proved impossible for a pilot to make that change in that time. One theory put forward was a circuit breaker tripped and the backup computer then became active with a default altitude of 100ft.

There was a problem with the ‘2’ key on the cockpit entry keypad meaning the emergency code could not be entered by the captain.

Many phones, computers and other devices survived intact but their memories were deleted when received by relatives.

If you can, watch it. It’s a fascinating insight into an alternative theory that the aircraft was not deliberately flown into terrain by the co-pilot.