Two Disasters At Los Angeles International Airport | Mayday: Air Disaster

Rescue workers rush to the scene, and as survivors emerge from the inferno, firefighters find the propeller from another plane in the wreckage. The discovery has horrifying implications: there were two planes involved in this accident.

Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 9 Episode 4 "Cleared for Disaster ": It’s a busy night at Los Angeles International Airport, and US Air Flight #1493 is on its final approach. The pilots configure the 737 for landing and although they repeatedly radio the tower for instructions, their calls go unanswered. They finally get clearance just moments before landing, but within seconds of touching down, the aircraft erupts in flames and crashes into an abandoned brick building. Rescue workers rush to the scene, and as survivors emerge from the inferno, firefighters make a horrifying discovery... Can investigators determine what went wrong?

Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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[CaIiforniaLVE]

Robin lost both her parent's in a presumed plane crash, 14yrs before this accident. They took off to go to Her sister's graduation in their private plane. But disappeared & were never found again. This is what caused Her to leave Her career. She knew first hand the type of pain & loss the families of the Victims felt. The trauma & grief she must feel to this day is unimaginable.

May all the Victims, their Families & Robin find peace ❤️

[johannasadler]

Im never complaining about a bad day at work again.

[godbluffvdgg]

The fact that it all works is astounding...The entire system is on the edge of disaster constantly. The pressure for ATC, pilots and crews is intense... USAF veteran.

[galatea]

I feel so much sympathy not just the passengers and crew of the two flights, but for Robin as well. She had more planes to deal with than anyone should have, and in less than favorable conditions. I don't think she was a bad controller; LAX had an average of 1.5 near misses A MONTH at the time of the crash due to becoming too busy, and controllers had told the LAX officials they were understaffed before the accident. Not only that, but her view of part of the runway was obscured due to the light tower producing a glare, and her ground radar was not functioning that night either despite the controllers asking repeatedly for it to be repaired. This was bound to happen, Robin was just the poor soul it happen to. She did the best she could with what she had, but the conditions were more than a human being could handle, and other people lost their lives because of it. Just tragic all around.

[markbollinger]

I’m so pleased to see everyone has compassion for Robin. My heart breaks for her. I hope she found peace. A reminder that having mercy and compassion is a good thing.

[artysanmobile]

The overloading of the controller system cannot be ignored for ANY reason. This is at its root a business decision setting the stage for disaster. At some level in some meeting somewhere, all those lives were put at risk for the satisfaction of a finance spreadsheet. That’s the real culprit and it is tragic.

I work in high pressure situations with some serious stakes but never, ever do they include people’s lives. Regardless, my employer hires me expressly for my ability to find problems in the system, and is eager to address my concerns for ‘safety’ immediately, cost be damned. How that basic process failed at a major airport with lives at stake is beyond me.

[sonicjet]

That female airport cop is a true hero, she tried to save everyone in the plane crash, God bless all the victims

[IamCec]

The unique guilt Robin must have to bear…I have no words 😔 she’s one of only a few other people in the world to make such a mistake and it in itself, and the isolation, must be inhumanly painful. All the layers of this accident are all so tragic.

[LovingCandyXOxo]

Its the fact this was a concern way before this incident and nothing was done for the employees. I feel for everyone invovled

[MakerInMotion]

I would melt like wax trying to multitask while responsible for planes full of people.

[Momma_Tomma]

It was "technically " Robin's fault. But it clearly wasn't her fault alone. She was too overloaded for the type of work she was to do, with not the right equipment to do it.

May she find some sort of peace, as I'm sure this haunts her every day.

[ann]

I think the number 1 cause of this tragedy is not enough controllers for the heavy traffic at LAX. #2, is old outdated and unreliable equipment. #3 is poor visibility of the runways. I don't blame Robin.

I am glad things eventually got improved, but probably more is needed.

[Craziboy]

Crazy how people have to die in order to replace or update the issue.

[Freethecommons]

I was landing at LAX in 2015 and I didn't know it at the time, but our landing was aborted because of a runway obstruction and it was pretty intense. The airplane had to use full power to get back up into the sky.

[ponygirlusa]

What a horrific way to die. At least their suffering is over but that of their families and other survivors with catastrophic injuries will never end. Even the air traffic controller has to wake up every single day knowing the part she played, albeit unintentionally. All her tools weren't working and those problems had been noted by the the FAA. My heart breaks for her, as well. 💔🙏😢😔 Terribly, terrible tragedy for all involved.

[janiceevans]

Just an interesting fact....LAX after all of these years still has 4 runways. I live in Detroit, our airport has been expanded to 6.

[tabathaorton]

I hope Robin eventually got some peace and is living a normal life. RIP to all who lost their lives in this horrific accident. Puttingvall the blame on the controller is wrong . The blame is the over load on her by the airport and the loss of radio contact with other planes that took up the time for her to reassess the situation. But I can say I will never complain about a bad day at work. That night here will be hard to beat. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[robertnasser]

She did give permission to land however many more circumstances contributed to this accident. Not entirely her fault. I am glad the NTSC LOOKS AT EVERYTHING and hopefully avoid more and more accidents

[marcuswhite]

I thought I wanted to be an atc. Took the test a long time ago, but didn't pass. I was going to take it again when the time came, but changed my mind. It's a very stressful job.

[barbaradelarwelle]

This could have been prevented if ALL of the equipment needed by the controller were in prime working order. Since those decisions are made by people way above the controller's rank, my suggestion is to CLOSE the airport until ALL nonfunctional equipment has been repaired and/or replaced, as well as, removing all items blocking the controller's view.