Season 10

Who's in Control (Turkish Airlines Flight 1951)

Feb 28, 201145 min

On 25 February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 is on approach to land at Schiphol in Amsterdam, when it stalls and crashes 1.5 kilometres from the runway. Nine people, including the three cockpit crew members, are killed. A faulty radar

The Heathrow Enigma (British Airways Flight 38)

Mar 7, 201145 min

On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38 is on its final approach to land, when the autothrottles command increased thrust from the engines. The engines do not respond to the control inputs and remain at idle. The captain raises one no

Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)

Mar 12, 2011845 min

On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to Zurich, killing 24 of the 33 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was the pilot descending the aircraft below the minimum safe al

Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)

Mar 14, 201145 min

On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese approximately 1.5 minutes after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Both engines fail, and less than two minutes later, the crew m

Dead Tired (Colgan Air Flight 3407)

Mar 21, 2011745 min

On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York. All on board and one person on the ground are killed. Several critical errors made by the flight crew might have be

Pilot Betrayed (Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751)

Dec 3, 201145 min

On 27 December 1991, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 crash-lands without loss of life in Gottröra moments after taking off due to both engines failing. Clear ice from the tops of the wings had been sucked into both engines, causing interna