How Can Two Planes Collide Without Noticing? | Season 5 Episode 10 | Mayday: Air Disaster

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When a Legacy business jet experiences a sudden jolt on its way to New York, passengers see that part of the plane's wing has been destroyed. The plane becomes uncontrollable, and the crew decides to land at a nearby Army base. After the rough landing, they learn that another plane, GOL Flight 1907, has just crashed nearby. Investigators suspect a connection between the events on Legacy and the crash of the GOL flight, but how? Want to see more Mayday full episodes? Watch them here: https://bit.ly/3vYH6wJ Watch more aviation disaster videos here: https://bit.ly/3KKZLDk Mayday: Air Disaster - from Season 5 Episode 10 "Phantom Strike": Embraer Legacy 600 Business Jet, Gol Flight 1907 (Boeing 737) Fresh off the factory floor, a sleek $25 million Legacy business jet takes-off on its maiden voyage from Southern Brazil to New York. An hour into the flight the plane is powering through the skies over the Amazon Rain Forest. Suddenly a violent jolt rocks the jet. Passengers look out the window and see that part of the plane’s wing has been sheared off. The crew desperately needs a place to land. They spot a remote Army base with a runway long enough for their plane. They come in fast, but manage to bring the plane safely to a stop. But just when they think their troubles are over, the situation gets stranger. The passengers and crew are detained and interrogated by police. Another plane, a Boeing 737 with 154 people on board has crashed nearby. Everyone on board was killed. Investigators make a horrifying discovery – the Legacy jet and the 737 collided in mid-air. How had two planes under the authority of Brazilian Air Traffic Control ended up on a collision course? The investigation would uncover a string of technological and human errors that would lead to criminal charges and an unprecedented crisis in Brazilian aviation. Climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget. Using news footage, interviews and gripping reenactments, MADAY 5 investigates aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. Now in its fifth season, the series takes viewers on ten more ill-fated flights. Based on cockpit voice recorders, eyewitness accounts, and accident reports, the series expertly recreates the pressure and tension of being in the cabin and the cockpit. MAYDAY 5 also follows survivors, family members and air crash investigators as they piece together the causes of the disaster. Whether the result of a fire on-board, automated flight systems, pilot error, or manufacturing defects, every accident offers valuable lessons about air travel, that ultimately make flying safer. MAYDAY 5 takes you to the scene of the crash like no other show. Buckle up for another season of tension-filled flying and surprising scientific investigation. Welcome to the OFFICIAL Curious? Science and Engineering YouTube Channel. Be inspired and take an exciting leap into the world of science and engineering! We've got wacky experiments, magnificent creations and special moments that will change people's lives forever. Feeling curious? Good, we've got just the channel you're looking for. Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Curious? Science and Engineering channel here: https://bit.ly/2Ygq8yx #CuriousScienceandEngineering #ScienceandEngineering #24HourBabyHospital #BigAustralia #BiggerBetterFasterStronger #ExperiMental #PlaneDisasters #PlaneCrash #Mayday #MaydayAirDisaster