Mayday / Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters

Hey UK! Tune in to the latest season of #AirCrashInvestigation: Special Report at 8 p.m. on #NationalGeographicUK--Risky Runways: Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question: How could two planes end up on the same runway at the same time? Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, two Northwest planes collide on a Detroit runway. A 737 is cleared for touchdown at LAX while another place awaits to take off on the same runway. And, lost in heavy fog at Milan’s Linate airport, a Cessna unwittingly crosses an active runway just as SAS Flight 686 is taking off. #SpecialReport Season 4 - Episode 4

#MaydayFacts #Season17 Ep5--Lethal Turn, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, Airbus A-300: The Captain on Flight 152 was more used to flying the Airbus A300-600, which displays the plane’s position in relation to the runway much more clearly than the instrument on the A300-B4.

US! Tonight on #AIRDISASTERS double feature on #SmithsonianChannel: Lethal Turn at 6 p.m.: The crash of the Airbus A-300, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, claims the lives of all 234 people on board, becoming the country's worst-ever aviation disaster. And at 7 p.m. Storming Out: A commuter flight slams into a North Carolina neighbourhood and while the pilots insist severe weather is to blame, that’s only part of the story. #Season11 Episodes 5 and 6

Hey UK! Tonight on #AirCrashInvestigation: Special Report at 7 p.m. on #NationalGeographicUK: Three accidents prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly. With a typhoon quickly approaching, a 747 in Taiwan crashes on the tarmac. In Detroit, a DC-9 barely lifts off before leaving behind a mile-long trail of scorched debris. And, after a minor repair in Madrid, a distracted crew makes a deadly mistake.

#MaydayFacts #Season15 Ep5--Deadly Mission, Douglas DC-6 (the "Albertina"): Controlled Flight into terrain, where a pilot accidentally flies too low and crashes was the cause of 17 % of all general aviation accidents in 2013.

US! #AIRDISASTERS double feature continues on #SmithsonianChannel. Tune in at 6 p.m. for Edge of Disaster where a mysterious substance found on the runway may hold the key to the cause of a deadly crash of Atlantic Airways Flight 670. At 7 p.m., Deadly Mission, revisit the controversial investigation into the plane crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. #Season9 Episodes 9 and 10

#Tonight on an all-new #AIRDISASTERS at 8 p.m. on #SmithsonianChannel Taxi Turmoil: A DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path of an oncoming 727. The horrifying collision kills eight people and as investigators dig into the possible answers, they wonder if the events leading up to the crash hinges on the personalities of the pilots themselves. https://bitly.com/3aCr02l

Hey UK! Tune in to #AirCrashInvestigation: Special Report, tonight at 7 p.m. on #NationalGeographicUK: From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency.

#BehindTheScenes of #Mayday #Season20 Episode3: Explosive Touchdown, UNI Air Flight 873, Boeing twin-engine MD-90. #airdisasters #aricrashinvestigation.

#Tonight on an all-new #AIRDISASTERS at 8 p.m. on #SmithsonianChannel: What was meant to be a routine landing turns into an inferno when a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion. https://bitly.com/3aCr02l

Tonight, #AirCrashInvestigation: Special Report looks into three horrifying flights gone wrong mid-air raining terror from the sky on the people below. Tune in at 7pm on #NationalGeographicUK.

Hey UK! Tune in to #AirCrashInvestigation: Special Report, tonight at 7 p.m. on #NationalGeographicUK: Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, raining terror on the people below. A thrilling day at the air show turns into a nightmare for spectators in Reno. A Learjet spirals into the heart of Mexico City and sets the financial district ablaze. And, after a catastrophic mid-air collision, a DC-9 nosedives into a Los Angeles suburb.

#BehindTheScenes of #Mayday #Season20 Episode2: Impossible Pitch, West Air Sweden Flight 294 - CRJ-200 cargo jet. #airdisasters #aricrashinvestigation.

#Tonight on an all-new #AIRDISASTERS at 8 p.m. on #SmithsonianChannel: 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. https://bitly.com/3aCr02l

Hey UK! Tune in to #AirCrashInvestigation tonight at 7 p.m. on #NationalGeographicUK: British Airways Boeing 777, Flight 38 is preparing to land in Heathrow. But just as the pilots take over the controls, and only two minutes before it touches down, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled by double engine failure. Incredibly, all 152 people on board survive.

#BehindTheScenes of #Mayday #Season20 Episode1: Kathmandu Descent, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 - Airbus A-300. #airdisasters #aricrashinvestigation

SEASON PREMIERE! Tonight, a new season of #AIRDISASTERS kicks off with Kathmandu Descentthe 1992 crash of the Airbus A-300, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, in the Himalayas. Tune in at 8 p.m. ET|PT on #SmithsonianChannel https://bitly.com/3aCr02l

Get ready for a full day of #AIRDISASTERS on Sunday, September 6. Catch repeats of your favorite episodes from 6 a.m. ET|PT and then buckle up a new season premieres at 8 p.m. ET|PT on #SmithsonianChannel! #season15 #mayday #aircrashinvestigation

Hey UK! Tune in to #AirCrashInvestigation tonight at 7pm on #NationalGeographicUK: After colliding with a flock of birds, Captain Chesley Sullenberger of the United Airlines Flight 1549, warns passengers and crew to brace for impact as he will be ditching the plane in the icy waters of the Hudson River. Amazingly, all 155 people on board survive. #Season9 Episode 5

Tune in to #SmithsonianChannel for two episodes of #AIRDISASTERS starting at 6 p.m.: Titanic in the Sky looks into the cascade of failures that brought down the Airbus A-380 Qantas Flight 32, in 2010. At 7 p.m., Split Decision revisits the 1985 controversial crash of the DC-8, Arrow Air Flight #1285, that spelled the end of the Canadian Aviation Safety Board, later replaced by a new, more independent body. #Season5, Episode 11 and #Season3 Episode 11

#MaydayFacts #Season20 Ep2--Impossible Pitch, West Air Sweden Flight 294: There are three types of spatial disorientation: 1.Unrecognized: the pilot does not perceive any disorientation, 2.Recognized: the pilot is aware of disorientation but is able to maneuver the aircraft, and 3. Incapacitating: the pilot recognizes disorientation but is unable to maneuver the airplane in any way.

Tune in to #SmithsonianChannel for two episodes of #AIRDISASTERS starting at 6 p.m.: Imperfect pitch looks into the disastrous in-flight test of the A320, XL Airways Germany Flight 888T. At 7 p.m., The Invisible Plane revisits the 2001 dealy collision between the MD-87, United SAS Flight #686, and a Cessna, in Milan’s Linate Airport . #Season5, Episode 8 and #Season3 Episode 8

Hey UK! Tune in to two hours of #AirCrashInvestigation tonight on #NationalGeographicUK: At 6 p.m., Accident or Assassination covers the investigation into the 2006 crash of Atlantic Airways Flight 670. At 7 p.m. Deadly Detour looks into the sudden explosion of Proteus Airlines Flight 706, in 1998. #Season14 Episode 11 and #Season14 E1

Hey US! Tune in to #SmithsonianChannel for two episodes of #AIRDISASTERS starting at 6 p.m.: Lost in Translation follows the investigation into the 2000 crash of Crossair Flight 498 at Zurich Airport. At 7 p.m., Impossible Landing revisits the 1989 accident of the United Airlines Flight 232 in Iowa. #Season5, Episode 3 and #Season3 Episode 4

Hey UK! Tune in to two hours of #AirCrashInvestigation tonight on #NationalGeographicUK: At 6 p.m., Malaysia 370: What Happened? examines one of the of the greatest aviation mysteries of all timethe 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. At 7 p.m., Fatal Transmission looks into the collision between the United Express Flight 5925 and a small private plane in a regional airport in Illinois. #Season14 Episode 11 and #Season14 E1

#MaydayFacts #Season18 Ep10--Dead of Winter, Continental Airlines Flight 1713: Many of the medical personnel who rushed to the accident site arrived at the scene without proper cold-weather clothing.

Tune in to #SmithsonianChannel for two episodes of #AIRDISASTERS starting at 6 p.m. with Controversial Crashes, a revisit to three of the most controversial air disaster, followed by Dead of Winter, about the 1987, DC-9, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 accident that changed commercial flight forever. #Season14, Episode 8 and #Season12 Episode 10