Hard Landings

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Episode 36: BS211 Jun 30, 2020

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A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 crashes at the Kathmandu Airport in Nepal. Find out how a huge break down in crew resource management caused this flight to crash.

Episode 35: UA629 Jun 23, 2020

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A United Airlines Douglas DC-6B is on its way from New York to Seattle with stop overs in Chicago, Denver, and Portland. Find out how this plane exploded over Longmont, Colorado.

Episode 34: COM5191 Jun 16, 2020

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A CRJ-100 tries to take off out of Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Find out how this plane took off and how that caused it to crash right off the end of the runway.

Episode 33: AAR214 Jun 09, 2020

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A Boeing 777-200 crashes on landing at the San Francisco International Airport. Find out how the crew caused this plane to cartwheel on the runway.

Episode 32: NCR102 May 26, 2020

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A converted Boeing 747-400 cargo plane is carrying heavy military cargo from Afghanistan. Find out how some miscalculation and not enough straps caused this plane to fall from the sky.

Episode 31: NW2501 May 19, 2020

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A Northwest Orient Airlines DC-4 is traveling from New York to Seattle with two stopovers on the way. Find out how weather and old times caused this plane to disappear in Lake Michigan.

Episode 30: PA214 May 12, 2020

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A Pan American Boeing 707 explodes over Maryland. Find out weather and lighting caused this aircraft to explode while on approach.

Episode 29: AF296 May 05, 2020

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An Air France A320-100 is doing a quick go around to show off the aircraft at a small air show between Switzerland and France when catastrophe occurs. Find out how a mixture of pilot error and mechanical failure causes this plane to hit trees and go up in flames.

Episode 28: SWA1248 Apr 28, 2020

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A Southwest 737-700 runs off the end of the runway at Chicago Midway Airport. Find out how some miscalculations and bad calls caused this plane to run onto a road just beyond the airport.

Episode 27: AQ243 Apr 21, 2020

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An Aloha Airlines 737-200 is doing an island hop from the many islands that make up Hawaii when a structure failure causes an explosive decompression. Find out how maintenance practices and ignorance caused this plane to almost crash on its way to the Maui airport.

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