THIS VIDEO IS A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATION IN FLIGHT:

01-NOV-2023. An American Airlines Airbus A321 (A321), registration N178US, performing flight AAL2373 / AA2373 from San Francisco International Airport, CA (USA) to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, NC (USA) shortly after departure reported that the ground personnel had forgotten to take a gear pin out and they were unable to retract the gear. The flight crew decided to return to the airport of departure. Later the pilots declared MAYDAY, reported their intentions to make an overweight landing and requested the emergency trucks to meet them on the ground.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Description of situation
00:17 Initial climb after departure. The pilots are unable to retract the gear and they request return back
02:35 American 2379 contact Approach controller. They need some time to finish the checklist
03:43 The flight crew declares an emergency. The want to make an overweight landing
06:57 American 2349 contacts Tower Controller. They are ready to land at San Francisco
08:02 Landing, Communication on the ground with Tower controller
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THE VALUE OF THIS VIDEO:
THE MAIN VALUE IS EDUCATION. This reconstruction will be useful for actual or future air traffic controllers and pilots, people who plan to connect life with aviation, who like aviation. With help of this video reconstruction you’ll learn how to use radiotelephony rules, Aviation English language and general English language (for people whose native language is not English) in situation in flight, which was shown. THE MAIN REASON I DO THIS IS TO HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND EVERY EMERGENCY SITUATION, EVERY WORD AND EVERY MOVE OF AIRCRAFT.

SOURCES OF MATERIAL, LICENSES AND PERMISSIONS:
Source of communications – https://www.liveatc.net/ (I have a permission (Letter) for commercial use of radio communications from LiveATC.net).
Map, aerial pictures (License (ODbL) ©OpenStreetMap -https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyrig...) Permission for commercial use, royalty-free use.
Radar screen (In new versions of videos) – Made by author.
Text version of communication – Made by Author.
Video editing - Made by author.

HOW I DO VIDEOS:
1) I monitor media, airspace, looking for any non-standard, emergency and interesting situation.
2) I find communications of ATC unit for the period of time I need.
3) I take only phrases between air traffic controller and selected flight.
4) I find a flight path of selected aircraft.
5) I make an animation (early couple of videos don’t have animation) of flight path and aircraft, where the aircraft goes on his route.
6) When I edit video I put phrases of communications to specific points in video (in tandem with animation).
7) Together with my comments (voice and text) I edit and make a reconstruction of emergency, non-standard and interesting situation in flight.