Mayday

Season 18, Episode 7

Episode Title: Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

Air Date: 2018-06-13

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.