Name: Mayday
Genre: Documentary

Mayday Episode 11.09 Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)

Mayday Episode 11.09 Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)

Episode Premiere

February 3, 2012

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

Cineflix Productions

Official Site

http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday

Information

Episode Premiere

February 3, 2012

Genre

Documentary

Period

2003 -

Production Co

Cineflix Productions

Distributor

Official Site

http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday

Cast and Crew

Director

Karl Jason

Screenwriter

Gary Lang

Main Cast

Stephen Bogaert

Additional Cast

Wayne Best
Brendan J. Rowland
Jeff Madden
Ali Momen
Sheelagh Darling

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.