Hard Landings

A 747-200 crashes into the ocean without any sign of an issue from the flight crew. Find out how a seemingly simple fix to the tail of this aircraft caused China Airlines 611 to break up over the ocean 22 years later.

An Airbus A300 crashes into mountains just miles from the Medan Polonia airport. Learn how communication and a series of missed directions caused GA152 to crash.

An Embraer EMB-120RT crashes on approach to the Glynco Jetport in Brunswick, GA. What caused this plane to suddenly fall from the sky less than two miles from landing.

A Bombardier Q400 falls out of the sky over Buffalo, New York just miles from the airport. Find out why this fully functioning air craft plunged out the sky killing everyone on board and one on the ground back in 2009.

This week we cover EA401, a flight that crashed in the Florida Everglades suddenly in 1972. Listen now to find out what caused the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar to crash in the Everglades and upend the aviation industry.

This week we cover LOT16, a flight from Newark to Warsaw, Poland, in 2011. Listen now to find out what forced this Boeing 767 to belly-land at Warsaw Chopin Airport, shutting down the airport for 2 days.

In our pilot episode (pun intended), we discuss the events of UA232 (Sioux City crash) from 1989. This has some local history for us, as the flight originated in Denver. This episode is dedicated to Al Haynes and his phenomenal crew resource management that helped save so many lives.