Flight MH370/2014-03-08/02-22-12 MYT

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Event Metadata

Flight ID	MH370
Event Type	radar
Date and Time MYT	8 March 2014 02:22:12 MYT
Date and Time UTC	7 March 2014 18:22:12 UTC
Flight Phase	Phase 4
Data Source	Safety Investigation Report (2018) 1.1.3 (1)
Date and Time ISO 8601	2014-03-07T18:22:12Z
ISO 8601 Description	Flight MH370 Event at 2014-03-07T18:22:12Z

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Event Summary

 02:22:12 MYT Saturday 8 March 2014

Chronology

At 0222:12 MYT the 'blip' was about 195 nm from Butterworth, on a heading of 285° - towards waypoint MEKAR on Airway N571 - with a speed of 516 kt and an altitude of 29,500 ft.

Event Details

Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.3 1) Malaysian Military Radar

At 1801:59 UTC [0201:59 MYT] the data showed the “blip” on a heading of 022°, speed of 492 kt and altitude at 4,800 ft. This is supported by the “blip” detected by Military radar in the area of Pulau Perak at altitude 4,800 ft at 1801:59 UTC [0201:59 MYT]. At 1803:09 UTC [0203:09 MYT] the “blip” disappeared, only to reappear at 1815:25 UTC [0215:25 MYT] until 1822:12 UTC [0222:12 MYT], about 195 nm from Butterworth, on a heading of 285°, speed of 516 kt and at an altitude of 29,500 ft.

The tracking by the Military continued as the “blip” was observed to be heading towards waypoint MEKAR on Airway N571 when it finally disappeared at 1822:12 UTC [0222:12 MYT], 10 nm after waypoint MEKAR.

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Notes

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.3 Diversion from Filed Flight Plan Route 1) Malaysian Military Radar

   The Military radar data provided more extensive details of what was termed as “Air Turn Back”. It became very apparent, however, that the recorded altitude and speed change “blip” to “blip” were well beyond the capability of the aircraft. It was highlighted to the Team that the altitude and speed extracted from the data are subjected to inherent error. The only useful information obtained from the Military radar was the latitude and longitude position of the aircraft as this data is reasonably accurate.



2. While the waypoint MEKAR is on Airway N571, it is highly unlikely that MH370 was following flight routes or intentionally navigating via recognised waypoints. The description of MH370 location when radar returns ceased is 'relative'.




3. See Radar Observations for more detail.

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The short summary below is transcluded into a relevant Chronology page.

8 March 2014   02:22:12 MYT

Military radar 'blip' disappears 10 nm after waypoint MEKAR on Airway N571. This is the last military primary radar contact with MH370.

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Flight Identifier, for example MH370

Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Coordinated Universal Time

The Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 was released by the Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 in July 2018. More Info

A spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a detected aircraft

a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a detected aircraft (Source: Safety Investigation Report)

Knot - A unit of speed that is equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour

Filed Flight Plan – The flight plan as filed with an Air Traffic Services unit by the pilot or his designated representative, without any subsequent changes.