7.5/10107 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
7.6/10103 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
7.7/10103 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
8.1/10106 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
7.4/1089 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
7.2/1090 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
7.5/1089 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
7.3/1088 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
7.8/10104 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
7.5/1094 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
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Season 20 Ratings Summary
"Explosive Touchdown" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 20. It scored 7.5/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Julia Nunes, it aired on 1/9/2020. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Taxiway Turmoil".