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Mayday - Season 11 Episode 9 : Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)

Jan 01, 1970 00:46:14m

274 votes

Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 1 Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)

2011-08-12

Ep 2 The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)

2011-08-19

Ep 3 Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)

2011-08-26

Ep 4 Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)

2011-12-29

Ep 5 Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)

2011-12-29

Ep 6 Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)

2011-12-29

Ep 7 Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)

2012-01-20

Ep 8 Blind Spot (PSA Flight 182)

2012-01-27

Ep 9 Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)

2012-02-03

Ep 10 I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)

2012-02-10

Ep 11 Nowhere to Land (TACA Flight 110)

2012-02-17

Ep 12 The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)

2012-03-23

Ep 13 Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)

2012-04-13

Synopsis

On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is taking off from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport with 247 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims and 14 crew members on board. A tire bursts during the takeoff, starting a fire on the landing gear. The crew is unaware of the fire and retracts the gear after takeoff; and the fire spreads. Encountering problems, the crew then tries to return the aircraft to the airport, but it breaks up during flight and crashes about three kilometres from the runway.