The best episode directed by Jim Donovan is "Kid in the Cockpit", rated 8.3/10 from 3 user votes. It was "written by Greg Gransden". "Kid in the Cockpit" aired on 11/9/2005 and is rated 1.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)".
On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 is en route to Hong Kong, when it stalls and crashes, killing all 75 people on board. The pilot's 15-year-old son accidentally disabled the autopilot while in the captain's seat, causing the aircraft to bank heavily to the right, inducing the stall.
Director: Jim Donovan
Writer: Greg Gransden
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a severe thunderstorm, but crashes into a muddy swamp four miles (6.4 km) away. The cause was the pilots not following visual flight rules that could have prevented the crash while the aircraft was being pushed by a downdraft.
Director: Jim Donovan
Writer: Carl Knutson