The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 20
Every episode of Mayday Season 20 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 20!
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Season 20 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Mayday" season 20 is "Explosive Touchdown", rated 7.5/10 from 104 user votes. It was directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Julia Nunes. "Explosive Touchdown" aired on 1/9/2020 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Taxiway Turmoil".
7.5/10 104 votes#1 - Explosive Touchdown
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2020
(Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Julia Nunes
7.6/10 99 votes#2 - Taxiway Turmoil
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2020
(Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves creating chaos.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Greg Gransden
7.7/10 98 votes#3 - Kathmandu Descent
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020
(Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Greg Gransden
8.0/10 102 votes#4 - Icy Descent
Season 20 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2020
(SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Peter St. Laurent
7.4/10 87 votes#5 - Atlantic Ditching
Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2020
(Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Denis Seguin
7.2/10 86 votes#6 - Impossible Pitch
Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2020
(West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Alex Bystram
7.5/10 86 votes#7 - No Warning
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020
(Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Corey Shurge
7.2/10 84 votes#8 - Cockpit Killer
Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2020
(LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Christopher Blow
7.7/10 99 votes#9 - Stormy Cockpit
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2020
(Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passengers and crew died in the accident.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Peter St. Laurent
7.5/10 91 votes#10 - Runway Breakup
Season 20 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2020
(AIRES Flight 8250) On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attempting to land at San Andrés, Colombia in a storm. The aircraft broke up into 3 pieces on the runway. 2 of the passengers died in the accident.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Peter Findlay