Mayday · S18E07
Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)
Summary
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.
Guest stars
- Jerry Getty as Captain Kevin Sullivan
- Dane Bowers as First Officer Peter Lipsett
- Spencer Robson as Second Officer Ross Hales
- David Gingrich as ATSB Lead Investigator Michael Walker
- Jordan Imray as ATSB Investigator Graham Drummond
- Colin McClean as Flight Attendant Fuzzy Maiava
- Daniella Forget as Female Passenger
- Andrew Zachar as Male Passenger