The Heathrow Enigma (S10E02)

January 17th, 2008 — Approaching the end of its ten-hour journey from Beijing, British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land in Heathrow. But just as the pilots take over the controls, and only two minutes before it touches down, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled by double engine failure. Quickly falling out of the sky and with just seconds to react, the captain raises the plane’s flaps to reduce drag. And while the plane narrowly misses the buildings and radio towers in its path, it crashes on the tarmac, ripping off the engines and landing gear. Incredibly, all 152 people on board survive. But can investigators determine what brought down one of the world’s most sophisticated jetliners? (iTunes)