Knob
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Great job to the crew!!
Great job to the crew!!
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the two stories kind of conflict. Was the smoke in the cockpit in-flight or did smoke in the cabin occur due to the hard landing, hitting lights etc?
The smoke occurred on final. Cockpit quickly filled with smoke and crew couldnt see, hence the bad landing.
I'm sure you're right. I can see how "5912" could be heard as "United 12.I think the pilot f-ed it up by not using his complete call sign. Using a partial call sign on a routine basis is a bad habit because in situations like this, saying jetlink or acey prior to the flight number will not come naturally. I hear it all the time even when two different airlines are on the same frequencies with similar call signs during read-backs.
With the background noise in the tower cab and old equipment it is very possible that the tape caught the 59 in 5912 but only the 12 was heard by the controller. Using the proper callsign of Jetlink or Acey 5912, would probably have solved the issue and quelled the controllers suspicions that it was a "prank" call.