1:23 Tower: tells a departing helicopter to depart 2 mi straight out, turn right, squawk a certain signifier on its altimeter (standard practice), and approves a frequency change (also standard practice);
1:28 Tower: cuts out briefly and then says "..is closed, San Francisco Tower."
1:31 Tower: silence, then starts to tell a Horizon flight something and the Asiana pilot cuts in with [hard to hear, best guess]"San Francisco?" Also, Sounds to me like they put Asiana 214 on a priority channel over other flight traffic, or that the tower cut itself/other pilots off when they saw/heard Asiana 214 was speaking.
1:36 Tower: Asiana 214 Heavy, San Francisco Tower
1:37 Asiana 214: [unintelligible, but my best guess: This, uh..., how much is this, uh, where is, uh,... uh,..."]
1:42 Horizon 635: 635 is going around
1:43 Tower: Horizon 635, fly heading 265, maintain 3100
1:46 Horizon 635: 265, 3100, Horizon 635
1:49: Asiana 214 [garbled]: San Francisco?
1:52 Tower: Asiana 214 Heavy, emergency vehicles are responding; they have everyone on their way.
1:56 Asiana 214: [garbled, definitely a few words and then a static burst]
1:58 Tower: Skywest 5452, San Francisco Tower, go around.
2:00 Skywest 5452: Go around, Skywest 5452
2:30 Tower: Skywest 5452, fly heading 280, maintain 3000.
2:07 Skywest 5452: 280 at 3000, Skywest 5452
2:10 Tower: Horizon 635, fly heading 265, maintain 3100.
2:14 Horizon 635: Yessir, 265, 3100, Horizon 635.
2:17 Tower: Contract North Cal departure 135.1.
2:19 Horizon 635: 35.1, Horizon 635.
2:22 Tower: Skywest 5452, contact North Cal departure 135.1.
2:26 Skywest 5452: 35 1.
2:28 Skywest 6389: 6389 We'll go to San Jose.
2:30 Tower: Skywest 6389, Roger. And, uh, contact North Cal departure.
2:34 Skywest 6389 [garbled]: What's the... frequency for that?
2:36 Tower [garbled at start]: [garbled] point 1, Skywest 6389.
2:39 Tower [garbled at start]: Rescue three three, San Francisco Tower, proceed to the scene, cross runway; [garbled, maybe "Rescue"] eleven, San Francisco Tower, proceed as requested, cross all [garbled, "runways"?]
2:46 Rescue 11: San Francisco Tower, [garbled, maybe "Rescue 33"] and Rescue 11, cleared to one.
2:50 Tower: Rescue 33, Rescue 11, roger.
2:54 Tower: [garbled] Foxtrot, San Francisco Tower
[end transcript]
1:10 ATC: 737 Zulu Delta San Francisco Tower, remain clear of the San Francisco Fox Bravo airspace [ed: I believe Bravo refers to the SF Class B airspace, not sure what the Fox is]. Contact San Carlos Tower
1:17 737 Zulu Delta Pilot: Contacting San Carlos Tower and remaining clear.
1:22 ATC: 305 start leaving the Bravo airspace and 2 miles .. terminate ... maintain the appropriate stage ..
1:27 ATC: (inaudible) is closed San Francisco Tower (inaudible)
(inaudible command to Horizon 635 from ATC)
1:34 ATC: He's got a 214 heavy, San Francisco Tower
1:37 ATC: Asiana (inaudible)
1:42 635 Pilot: 635 going around.
143 ATC: 635 fly heading 2-6-5 maintain 3100 (ft).
1:46 635 Pilot: 265 3100 - alright 635.
Asiana (inaudible)
1:51 ATC: Asiana 214 heavy emergency vehicles are responding, we have everyone on their way
1:57 ATC: SkyWest 5452 san francisco tower go around
2:00 SkyWest 5452: Go around Skywards 5452
2:03 ATC: SkyWest 5452 fly heading 2-8-0 maintain 3000 ft.
2:07 SkyWest 5452 Pilot: 280 and 3000, SkyWest 5452.
2:10 Horizon 635 fly heading 2-6-5 maintain 3100
2:13 635 Pilot: Yes sir 265 3100, Horizon 635
2:16 ATC: Contact NORCAL reports for 135.1
2:19 635 Pilot: 35.1 - Horizon 635
2:22 SkyWest 5452 contact NORCAL reports for 135.1
2:25 5452 Pilot: 35.1
2:27 6039 Pilot: 6039 will go to San Jose
2:31 ATC: SkyWest 6039 roger. Contact NORCAL for departure
2:35 ATC: (inaudible) SkyWest 6389
2:39 ATC: rescue 33 San Francisco tower proceed to the scene cross - inaudible - the 11 San Francisco Tower proceed as requested. Cross all runways.
2:46 Rescue: San Francisco Tower 33 and rescue 11 cleared the 1.
2:50 ATC: rescue 33, rescue 11 roger.
2:54 ATC: (inaudible) Foxtrot San Francisco Tower
END.
I also listened to the ATC before descent, no talk about any failures or problems or requests for rescue before descent.