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Season 22 – Mayday

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Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, 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.
Mayday — Season 22

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 17, 2022 Holding Pattern After Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 12, 2022 Terror Over Michigan: TWA Flight 841 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. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 19, 2022 Stealth Bomber Down: USAF B2 Bomber When a $2 billion stealth bomber crashes in Guam, the U.S. Air Force investigates the most expensive aviation accident in history. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 26, 2022 Double Trouble: TransAir Cargo Flight Boeing 707 After an explosion rips both engines off the right wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a landing at a French military airfield. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 5, 2022 Pacific Plunge When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 24, 2022 Peril Over Portugal Martinair Flight 495, a DC-10, crashes when attempting to land at Portugal's Faro Airport amid thunderstorms and heavy rain. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 12, 2022 Turboprop Terror After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight and uncover an industry-wide safety problem. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 5, 2022 Tree Strike Terror In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 5, 2022 Pitch Black In 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather while en route to Southern Illinois Airport, killing all 10 people on board; the cause of the crash was the pilots' mismanagement of an electrical problem. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 7, 2022 Mayday When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global deluge of grief. Details

Season Info

Director
Tim Wolochatiuk, Mark Mainguy
Creator
André Barro, Bernard Vaillot, Greg Gransden
Executive Producer
Alex Bystram, Simon Lloyd, Carolyn Payne
Screenwriter
Alex Bystram, Bernard Vaillot, Leslie Cote
Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 17, 2022