Fatal Distraction (S05E09)

Eastern Airlines Flight 401 is coming in for a landing in Miami. The crew have three green lights confirming that their landing gear is locked, but they only have two. Captain Robert Loft decides to have the auto pilot fly the plane in a holding pattern while he and his crew work to fix the problem. Flying at 2,000 feet all three crew members focus their attention on the troublesome bulb. None of them notice that the plane is slowly falling to the ground, until it’s too late. The brand new L-1011 slams into the remote swamp-land of the Florida Everglades. Miraculously 77 people survive the crash. Investigators determine that the plane was mechanically sound, and it’s auto pilot was working. So why had the state of the art jetliner fallen from the sky? The clues would lead investigators to a very troubling cause. (iTunes)