Special — Multiple incidents: Three crews press on with approaches they should have abandoned, and investigators examine why no one called for a go-around.

Reckless Approaches

Stephen Bogaert

Season 24

Training Ignored

Special — Multiple incidents: Three aircraft suddenly rear up or dive as their crews battle for pitch control, and investigators trace each fight back to its source.

Pitch Problems

Special — Multiple incidents, including Trans-Air Service Flight 671, Air Astana Flight 1388, and Philippine Airlines Flight 434: Three crews face impossible odds — and refuse to give up the fight.

Fight to the Finish

Special — Multiple incidents, including the B-2 "Spirit of Kansas," Independent Air Flight 1851, and Air France Flight 447: Corrupted readings and misleading information turn three cockpits against their crews.

Bad Data

Special — Multiple incidents, including Martinair Flight 495, American Airlines Flight 1572, and Air France Flight 358: Storms, wind, and rain-soaked runways turn three landings into fights for survival.

Landing Hazards

Special — Multiple incidents, including the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, and Comair Flight 5191: When training and discipline are set aside, routine flights turn deadly.

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

Reckless Approaches

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