On February 25, 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 approaches Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam but tragically stalls and crashes just 1.5 kilometers from the runway. The incident results in the loss of nine lives, including all three members of the cockpit crew. The crash is attributed to a malfunctioning radar altimeter, which caused the flight control computer to prematurely decrease engine thrust. Unfortunately, the flight crew did not detect the subsequent decrease in airspeed until it was too late to react.
Show
True Jackson, VP
Episode
S10E01
Air Date
Feb 28, 2011
Season 10 Episodes
S10E01
Who's in Control (Turkish Airlines Flight 1951)
S10E02
The Heathrow Enigma (British Airways Flight 38)
S10E03
Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)
S10E04
Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)
S10E05
Dead Tired (Colgan Air Flight 3407)
S10E06
Pilot Betrayed (Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751)