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CVR transcript PSA Boeing 727

25.09.78 Boeing 727-214 N533PS Pacific Southwest Airlines - PSA
135(135) + 9 San Diego
While on a visual approach for Runway 27, the Boeing collided with Cessna 172 N7711G (Gibbs Flite Center) at 2600ft. Both aircraft crashed into a residential area of San Diego.

COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER TRANSCRIPT:
APP = San Diego Approach
CAM = Cockpit Area Mike
RDO = Radio transmission
-1 = captain
-2 = first officer
-3 = 2nd officer
-4 = casual PSA captain

Time:	Source:	Contents:
08.59:30	APP	PSA one eighty-two, traffic twelve o'clock, one mile northbound
08.59:35	RDO-1	We're looking
08.59:30	APP	PSA one eighty-two, additional traffic's, ah, twelve o'clock, three miles just north of the field northwestbound, a Cessna one seventy-two climbing VFR out of one thousand four hundred.
08:59:50	RDO-2	Okay, we've got that other twelve.
08.59:57	APP	Cessna seven seven one one golf, San Diego departure radar contact, maintain VFR conditions at or below three thousand five hundred, fly heading zero seven zero, vector final approach course,
09.00:16	APP	PSA one eighty-two, traffic's at twelve o'clock, three miles out of one thousand seven hundred.
09.00:21	CAM-2	Got'em.
09.00:22	RDO-1	Traffic in sight.
09.00:23	APP	Okay, sir, maintain visual separation, contact Lindbergh tower one three three point three, have a nice day now.
09.00:28	RDO-1	Okay
09.00:34	RDO-1	Lindbergh PSA one eighty-two downwind.
09.00:38	TWR	PSA one eighty-two, Lindbergh tower, ah, traffic twelve o'clock one mile a Cessna
09.00:41	CAM-2	Flaps five
09.00:43	CAM-1	Is that the one we're looking at.
09.00:43	CAM-2	Yeah, but I don't see him now.
09.00:44	RDO-1	Okay, we had it there a minute ago.
09.00:47	TWR	One eighty-two, roger.
09.00:50	RDO-1	I think he's pass(sed) off to our right.
09.00:51	TWR	Yeah.
09.00:52	CAM-1	He was right over here a minute ago.
09.00:53	TWR	How far are you going to take your downwind one eighty-two, company traffic is waiting for departure.
09.00:57	RDO-1	Ah probably about three to four miles.
09.00:59	TWR	Okay.
09.01:07	TWR	PSA one eighty-two, cleared to land.
09.01:08	RDO-1	One eighty-two's cleared to land.
09.01:11	CAM-2	Are we clear of that Cessna?
09.01:13	CAM-3	Suppose to be.
09.01:14	CAM-1	I guess.
09.01:20	CAM-4	I hope.
09.01:21	CAM-1	Oh yeah, before we turned downwind, I saw him about one o'clock, probably behind us now.
09.01:38	CAM-2	There's one underneath.
09.01:39	CAM-2	I was looking at that inbound there.
09.01:45	CAM-1	Whoop!
09.01:46	CAM-2	Aghhh!
09.01:47	CAM	Sound of impact
09.01:49	CAM-1	Easy baby, easy baby.
09.01:51	CAM	[sound of electrical system reactivation tone on cvr, system off less than one second]
09.01:51	CAM-1	What have we got here?
09.01:52	CAM-2	It's bad.
09.01:53	CAM-2	We're hit man, we are hit.
09.01:56	RDO-1	Tower, we're going down, this is PSA.
09.01:57	TWR	Okay, we'll call the equipment for you.
09.01:58	CAM	[sound of stall warning]
09.01:59 09.02:00 09.02:02 09.02:04.5	CAM-1 PA-1 CAM-1 CAM	This is it! Brace yourself! Mom I love you! [end of recording]

Recording between Cessna N7711G and Miramar RATCF:

Time:	Source:	Contents:
08.59:51	7711G	(unintelligeble) seven seven one one gulf (unintelligeble) one thousand five hundred ah northwestbound
08.59:56	Miramar	Cessna seven seven one one golf San Diego departure radar contact maintain VFR conditions at or below three thousand five hundred, fly heading zero seven zero, vector final approach course.
09.00:08	7711G	zero seven zero on the heading and VF'n R below three thousand five hundred (unintelligeble).
09.00:31	Miramar	Cessna one one golf and traffic's at six o'clock two miles eastbound PSA jet inbound to Lindbergh out of three thousand two hundred has you in sight.
09.00:43	7711G	one one gulf roger.
09.01:47	Miramar	Cessna one one golf a traffic ah in your vicinity a PSA jet has you in sight he's descending for Lindbergh.