"You can hear that pilot trying to smash down that door." - Senior military official to #NYT #Germanwings pic.twitter.com/5Z2I4jIh7v
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) March 26, 2015◼ Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France - New York Times
A senior military official involved in the investigation described “very smooth, very cool” conversation between the pilots during the early part of the flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. Then the audio indicated that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter.
“The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door, and there is no answer,” the investigator said. “And then he hits the door stronger, and no answer. There is never an answer.”
He said, “You can hear he is trying to smash the door down.”
While the audio seemed to give some insight into the circumstances leading to the Germanwings crash on Tuesday morning, it also left many questions unanswered.
“We don’t know yet the reason why one of the guys went out,” said the official, who requested anonymity because the investigation was continuing. “But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone and does not open the door.”
Professional #pilots discussion board: says locking out copilot requires pilot to deter code re-entry. http://t.co/MDkgbUs5TO. #Germanwings
— Rhona Raskin (@RhonaRaskin) March 26, 2015Audio retrieved from Germanwings black box 'shows pilot was locked out' http://t.co/js86BnHqXo pic.twitter.com/uI5Jw4O98D
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) March 26, 2015Not releasing the 2nd pilot's name on #Germanwings #flight9525 is raising religious suspicions
— Kareem Awadalla (@KareemAwadalla) March 26, 2015