Mayday · SEASON 18

Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

Episode 7 · 2018-06-13

★ 8.0
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Episode overview

On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport. 119 of the 315 people on board are injured. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport near Exmouth, Western Australia.

45 minutes

Season 18 episodes

1. Nuts and Bolts2018-02-13 2. Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)2018-02-20 3. Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)2018-02-27 4. Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)2018-03-06 5. Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)2018-03-16 6. Deadly Mission2018-03-23 7. Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)2018-06-13 8. Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)2018-06-22 9. Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)2018-06-27 10. Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)2018-07-04