Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

Synopsis

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.

Guest stars

JG

Jerry Getty

Captain Kevin Sullivan

DB

Dane Bowers

First Officer Peter Lipsett

Spencer Robson

Second Officer Ross Hales

DG

David Gingrich

ATSB Lead Investigator Michael Walker

JI

Jordan Imray

ATSB Investigator Graham Drummond

CM

Colin McClean

Flight Attendant Fuzzy Maiava