Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)

Tv Series
Tv Show :
Mayday
Season 5
Episode Number :9
Rate : imdb 7.2/10
RunTime :45 mins
Air Date :2008-06-04
Story : On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's ASI is showing the correct speed; the aircraft subsequently crashes in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots became confused and believed that both ASIs were malfunctioning, leading to loss of control of the aircraft. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers died. The cause of the disaster was believed to be a wasp that built a nest in one of the aircraft's pitot tubes, which was incorrectly left uncovered during the aircraft's extended stay at Puerto Plata airport.
Cast
Hrant AlianakCaptain Erdem
Jorge MolinaFirst Officer Gergin
Sam TabarRelief Pilot Evrenesoglu
Francisco Trujillo Avalos-DavidsonSanto Domingo Controller
Philip ShepherdRobert MacIntosh Jr.
Sam KalibarEnmanuel Souffront
Santiago GarcíaMaintenance Technician
Frank LongoFlight Simulator Pilot