S12E5 · Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)

Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)

S12E5 · 2012-08-31 · 45 min

On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a severe thunderstorm, but crashes into a muddy swamp four miles (6.4 km) away. The cause was the pilots not following visual flight rules that could have prevented the crash while the aircraft was being pushed by a downdraft.

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