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The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 22

Every episode of Mayday Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 22!

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...
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Season 22 Ratings Summary

"Pacific Plunge" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 22. It scored 7.4/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Christopher Blow, it aired on 1/10/2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Terror over Michigan".

  • Pacific Plunge
    7.4/1089 votes

    #1 - Pacific Plunge

    Season 22 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2022

    When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.

    Director: Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer: Christopher Blow

  • Terror over Michigan
    7.6/1087 votes

    #2 - Terror over Michigan

    Season 22 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2022

    After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.

    Director: Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer: Lara J. Fitzgerald

  • Stealth Bomber Down
    7.4/1083 votes

    #3 - Stealth Bomber Down

    Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2022

    When a two-billion-dollar B-2 Stealth Bomber named the Spirit of Kansas crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time.

    Director: Mark Mainguy

    Writer: Alex Bystram

  • Double Trouble
    7.9/1082 votes

    #4 - Double Trouble

    Season 22 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2022

    Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.

    Director: Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer: Carl Knutson

  • Holding Pattern
    8.0/10100 votes

    #5 - Holding Pattern

    Season 22 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2022

    When Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov Airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

    Director: Mark Mainguy

    Writer: Christopher Blow

  • Peril over Portugal
    7.8/1080 votes

    #6 - Peril over Portugal

    Season 22 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2022

    Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence the mystery only deepens.

    Director: Mark Mainguy

    Writer: Christopher Gagosz

  • Turboprop Terror
    7.5/1073 votes

    #7 - Turboprop Terror

    Season 22 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2022

    After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.

    Director: Mark Mainguy

    Writer: Christopher Blow

  • Tree Strike Terror
    7.5/1078 votes

    #8 - Tree Strike Terror

    Season 22 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2022

    Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut.

    Director: Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer: Marco Avolio

  • Pitch Black
    7.3/1070 votes

    #9 - Pitch Black

    Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2022

    A turboprop, Air Illinois Flight 710, crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision.

    Director: Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer: Christopher Gagosz

  • Loss of a Legend
    7.7/1084 votes

    #10 - Loss of a Legend

    Season 22 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2022

    When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief.

    Director: Mark Mainguy

    Writer: Alex Bystram