All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 How a Plane Crashed into a Seawall!

    • December 6, 2021
    • Rooster Teeth

    In this visual breakdown, Gus explains why landing at San Francisco airport is such a challenge and takes a look at what factors caused Asiana Airlines Flight 214 to nearly crash there.

  • S01E02 What Happens When Pilots Can't See?

    • December 6, 2021
    • Rooster Teeth

    Navigating an airport can be confusing in the best conditions, but when it's so foggy you can't see more than a few yards in front of you, disaster can strike.

  • S01E03 What Happens When 2 Pilots Cancel Each Other Out?!

    • December 13, 2021
    • Rooster Teeth

    Watch as Gus breaks down the series of miscommunications and confusion that leads to a plane falling out of the sky from 38,000 feet.

  • S01E04 Crazy Series of Errors Leads to Planes Colliding Midair

    • December 13, 2021
    • Rooster Teeth

    How can two planes possibly crash into each other mid-flight? A lot has to go wrong, as we explain in this episode of Black Box Down: Aviation Explanation.

  • S01E05 What Causes the Rear Wing to Rip Off a Plane?

    • December 20, 2021
    • Rooster Teeth

    Is it wake turbulence? Pilot error? Gus and Chris discuss the cause of a plane crash into a New York neighborhood.

  • S01E06 How Does a Plane Fly Without a Roof?!

    • December 27, 2021
    • Rooster Teeth

    A plane's roof gets ripped open in the middle of a flight and the pilots have to make an emergency landing. Find out how they pulled it off in this episode of Aviation Explanation.