{"id":8,"date":"2018-02-27T13:43:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T13:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrisbart.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-05-31T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:51:54","slug":"air-crashes-and-miracle-landings-l","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrisbart.com\/reviews\/air-crashes-and-miracle-landings-l\/","title":{"rendered":"AIR CRASHES AND MIRACLE LANDINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 1 LOSS OF POWER OVER WATER
\n The Amelia Earhart Mystery (Howland Island, 1937)
Captain Coolly Announces No Engines Working (Jakarta, 1982)
Pilot Struggling with Hijacker Ditches off Beach (Comoros, 1996)
A330 Glides Eighty Miles Over Atlantic to an Island (Azores, 2001)
Was There Really a Miracle on The Hudson? (NYC, 2009)

\n\n\n\n

Chapter 2 LOSS OF POWER OVER LAND <\/strong>
\n Conscientious Crew Forget How Much Fuel Left (Portland, 1978)
\nMiscalculation Meant Only Half the Fuel Loaded (Gimli, 1983) <\/strong>
\nTACA Deadstick Landing on Grass Levee (New Orleans, 1988) <\/strong>
\n Avianca 52 Copilot Failed to Say \u201cEmergency\u201d (New York, 1990) <\/strong>
\n BA 777 from Beijing Loses Thrust on Late Final (Heathrow, 2008) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 3 RUNWAY OVERRUNS  <\/strong>
\n \u201cSafest Airline\u2019s\u201d 100 mph Overrun (Bangkok, 1999) <\/strong>
\n Air France A340 Overruns, Catches Fire in Gully (Toronto, 2005) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 4 MIDAIR COLLISIONS AND TCAS <\/strong>
\n Midair Collisions at Grand Canyon and New York City (1956, 1960)
\n PSA 182 727 Collides with Cessna (San Diego, 1978) <\/strong>
\nWorst-ever Midair Collision (New Delhi, 1996) <\/strong>
\n Two Japan Airlines Jumbos in Near Miss (Japan, 2001) <\/strong>
\n Distraught Father Assassinates Controller (Lake Constance, 2002) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 5 GROUND COLLISIONS <\/strong>
\n Worst-ever Multi-Aircraft Disaster (Tenerife, 1977) <\/strong>
\n 747 Takes Off on Blocked Runway in Heavy Rain (Taipei, 2000) <\/strong>
\n UK Skyvan Pilots Unable to Follow French ATC (CDG, 2000) 101<\/strong>
\n Cessna Crosses Runway in Path of SAS MD-11 (Milan, 2001) 103<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 6 CONTROL SYSTEMS COMPROMISED <\/strong>
\n DC-10 Cargo Door Opens Inflight (Windsor-Detroit, 1972) <\/strong>
\n DC-10 Cargo Door Opens Fatally Inflight (Paris, 1974) <\/strong>
\n DC-10\u2019s Textbook Speed Seals Fate of AA191 (Chicago, 1979) <\/strong>
\n Worst-ever Single-aircraft Disaster (Japan, 1985) <\/strong><\/a>
\n Boeing 737 Rudder Quirk Took Years to Demonstrate (1991\/1994) <\/strong>
\n Northwest 747 Lower Rudder Hardover (Anchorage, 2002) <\/strong>
\n DHL Airbus Maneuvered by Engine Power Alone (Baghdad, 2003) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 7 FIRE AND SMOKE <\/strong>
\n Fire in Varig 707 Toilet on Approach to Orly (Paris, 1973) <\/strong>
\n Did Captain Fatally Delay Evacuation for King? (Riyadh, 1980) <\/strong>
\n Stops with Fire Upwind (Manchester, UK, 1985) <\/strong><\/a
\n Pilots Shut Down Wrong Engine (Kegworth, UK, 1989) <\/strong><\/a>
\n Fierce O2-fed Fire in ValuJet Cargo Hold (Everglades, 1996) <\/strong>
\n The TWA-800 Controversy (JFK Outbound, 1996) <\/strong><\/a>
\n Swissair 111 Cockpit Fire (JFK Outbound, 1998) <\/strong>
\n Fragmenting Tire Dooms Supersonic Concorde (Paris-CDG, 2000) <\/strong><\/a>
\n China Airlines 737 Catches Fire at Stand (Okinawa, 2007) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 8 PILOT ISSUES 183 [Beginning of large print edition Part 2]<\/strong>
\n Uptight BEA Trident Captain\u2019s Heart Attack (Staines, 1972) <\/strong>
\n Colonel on Korean Air Cargo Flight Banks Too Far (Gatwick, 1999)<\/strong>
\n Overcontrolling Copilot Swishes off Airbus Tail (NYC, 2001) <\/strong>
\n Weary Colgan Air Pilots Gossip Before Stall (Buffalo, NY, 2009) <\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 9 PILOT CRASHES AIRCRAFT INTENTIONALLY? <\/strong>
\n SilkAir Flight 185 in Near-Vertical Dive (Indonesia, 1997) <\/strong>
\n Was EgyptAir Flight 990 a Matter of Revenge? (JFK Outbound, 1999) <\/strong><\/a>
\n Suicidal Germanwings Pilot Locks Out Captain (French Alps, 2015) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 10 UNCONTAINED ENGINE DISINTEGRATION <\/strong>
\n \u201cUncontrollable\u201d DC-10\u2019s Miracle Landing (Sioux City, 1989) <\/strong>
\n Masterful Handling of Stricken A380 (Singapore, 2010) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 11 METAL FATIGUE <\/strong>
\n The Hidden Flaw of the World\u2019s First Jetliner (1952 to 1954) <\/strong>
\n Flexing Aloha 737 Lands with Passengers Exposed (Hawaii, 1988) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 12 TURBULENCE, ICE, AND WIND SHEAR <\/strong>
\n Sightseeing BOAC 707 Breaks Up (Mount Fuji, Japan, 1966) <\/strong>
\n Wind Shear, Microbursts, and Wake Turbulence (1982 and 1985) <\/strong>
\n Ice Builds Up Behind De-Icing Boots of Turboprop (Chicago, 1994) <\/strong>
\n Moment of Turbulence Results in a Death (off Japan, 1997) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 13 CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN (CFIT) <\/strong>
\n Autopilot Disengages as Pilots Fiddle with Bulb (Everglades, 1972) <\/strong>
\n Preprogrammed to Hit Mount Erebus (Antarctica, 1979) <\/strong>
\n Air Inter Airbus A320 Plows into Mountain (Sainte-Odile, 1992) <\/strong>
\n 757 Captain Selects Wrong Beacon, Loses Way (Cali, 1995) <\/strong>
\n 757 Hits Sea as ATC Confirms Altitude 9,700 Feet (Lima, 1996) <\/strong>
\n On Taking Over the Aircraft, Captain Forgets Timer (Busan, 2002) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 14 UNIQUE CASES <\/strong>
\n Pilots Experiment and Underinflated Tires <\/strong>
\n Taxiing with Brakes on to Clear Fog (Zurich, 1963) <\/strong>
\n Air Florida Flight 90 (Potomac River, Washington DC, 1982) <\/strong>
\n Nigeria Airways Flight 2120\u2019s Underinflated Tires (Jeddah, July 1991) <\/strong>
\n Teen Survives Two-Mile Free Fall in Just Her Seat (Peru, 1971) <\/strong>
\n Rogue Controller Deletes Data (JFK, 1979 or 1980) <\/strong>
\n 747\u2019s Terrifying 30,000-Foot Plunge (Pacific, 1985) <\/strong>
\n 747 Cargo Hold Door Opens Midflight (Honolulu, 1989) <\/strong>
\n China Airlines and El Al 747F Engine Mounts (1991 and 1992) <\/strong>
\n In-Flight Deployment of Thrust Reversers (Lauda Air and TAM) <\/strong>
\n Captain\u2019s Son Disengages A310 Autopilot (Russia, 1994) <\/strong>
\n Autopilot Takes Unconscious Pilots to Destination (Greece, 2005) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 15 MILITARY ACTION <\/strong>
\n Korean Airlines Flight 902 Off Course (Kola, Russia, 1978)<\/strong>
\n Korean Airlines Flight 007 Off Course (Sakhalin Island, 1983) <\/strong>
\n US Warship Downs Iranian Airliner (Persian Gulf, 1988) <\/strong><\/a>
\n MH17 777 Shot Down by SAM Missile (Ukraine, 2014) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 16 TERRORISM <\/strong>
\n Air India 747\u2014Deadliest Bomb on a Plane (North Atlantic, 1985)<\/strong>
\n Failed Precursor to 9\/11 (Marseille, 1994) <\/strong>
\n Bomb under Seat Was Trial for Bojinka Plot (Okinawa, 1994) <\/strong>
\n 9\/11\u2014World Trade Center and Pentagon (USA, 2001) <\/strong>
\n Liquid Bomb Plot Changed Flying Forever (UK to US, 2006) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 17 \u201cCOMPUTERS WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS\u201d <\/strong>

Preening A320 Crashes at Local Air Show (Habsheim, 1988)
\nIndian Airlines A320 in Wrong Descent Mode (Bangalore, 1990)
\nIn-flight Upset of Qantas QF72 A330 (off North Australia, 2008)
\nAF447 Pilots Turned Glitch into Disaster (South Atlantic, 2009) <\/a>
\nBy \u201cPull Down!\u201d Captain Did Not Mean Pull Stick (Java Sea, 2014) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 18 SINGULAR CASES<\/strong>
\nPlane Fell from the Sky, with Pilots\u2019 Reputation (Saginaw, 1979)
\nNot All Pilots Can Conduct Air Tests (Off French Med. Coast, 2008)
\nLanding Without Monitoring Airspeed (San Francisco, 2013)
\nWas Disappearance of MH370 Almost the Perfect Crime? (2014)<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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