Air Disasters
Tree Strike Terror
S17 E7:
On a stormy November night, American Airlines Flight 1572 prepares for landing at Bradley Airport in Connecticut. With the control tower shut down because of a leaky window, the pilots must rely on their own observations to land safely. Somehow, while approaching the runway, the aircraft plows through a tree-lined ridge, taking out both engines and forcing the crew into an emergency landing. Miraculously, all 78 on board survive. It's now up to investigators to piece together the events that nearly sent the MD-83 crashing to Earth.