Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992 TV Movie)

Tom Everett: Mack Zubinski

Quotes 

• Chris Porter : Where is he going? He can't make the turn to 31.

  Mack Zubinski : Hey! He's coming in on 22.

  Chris Porter : Uh, Sir? that, uh, runway is closed. That's 22, Sir. But if you have to, you can line up on it.

  Al Haynes : Well, we're pretty well lined up now. How long is that runway?

  Chris Porter : Uh, United 232 Heavy. Okay, Sir. T-t-that will work. It's 6,600 feet, and the equipment's coming off.

• Al Haynes : Okay, Sioux. We dumped fuel down to 37. And with four in the cockpit, that's 296 souls on board.

  [pause] 

  Chris Porter : Uh... 232 Heavy, copy, 292 souls on board plus four in the cockpit, and 37 thousands pounds of fuel. Roger sir, continue approach.

  Mack Zubinski : This is Sioux Tower, to all rescue units, we have an Alert Three. I say again, we are declaring an Alert Three. A DC-10 in emergency approach. 296 souls on board. 35 miles Northeast.

  Gary Brown : Sioux Tower, Rescue One, Roger your Alert Three. We're calling every unit in the tri-state area.

  Chris Porter : Rescue One, Roger. You've got about 15 minutes to get them here.

  Gary Brown : Attention all units: this is Tri-State Rescue Net, Sioux Gateway is now in Alert Three. I repeat, Sioux Gateway is now on Alert Three. It's a DC-10, 35 miles North. May not be able to make the runway. Roll all units, this is not a drill! I repeat: this is not a drill!

• [picking up the telephone] 

  Mack Zubinski : Sioux City Tower? Say again? 232 Heavy? Confirm me heavy. Understand, a DC-10 squawking 7700. Roger, standing by.

  [to Porter] 

  Mack Zubinski : Minneapolis Center. Get set for an emergency hand-off.

  Chris Porter : A DC-10?

  Mack Zubinski : Yeah. Tail engine blown out, no hydraulics. Only control he's got is right and left throttle. Poor bastard's circling high and looking for a place to land.

  Chris Porter : You wanna take approach control?

  Mack Zubinski : No, you'll do fine. I'm right behind you.

• Gary Brown : Do I understand, a DC-10?

  Mack Zubinski : Affirmative.

  Gary Brown : What is that, like 200 people?

  Mack Zubinski : Rescue One, capacity more like 300 and 80,000 pounds of jet fuel.

  Gary Brown : [to a colleague]  Okay, we're gonna need lots more foam. And vehicles.

  Gary Brown : [to Zubinski]  You tell 'em we'll be ready.

• Mack Zubinski : There he is.

  Chris Porter : Mmmm-hmmm.

  Al Haynes : Sioux City, United 2-3-2 Heavy.

  Chris Porter : United 232 Heavy Sioux City Approach.

  Al Haynes : Ah, Roger... we are in a bit of a rough patch here, you got us squawk.

  Chris Porter : Roger 232, radar contact five-niner miles. Your present track will put you about eight miles north of the airport, sir. Ah... can you make a slight left turn sir?

  Al Haynes : Ah... hope to make some slight left turns on final, but right now we gotta make right turns only, to whatever heading you want.

  Chris Porter : Roger 232 Heavy, ah... right turn heading two-five-five

  Mack Zubinski : All units this is Sioux City Tower, we have an alert two, I say again alert two, get two more guys up here now please.