Mentour Pilot: Aviation Accidents explained — Season 1, Episode 1: Aircraft hits PERSON on runway!
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 1 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
During a night landing at Austin, Texas, Southwest Airlines Flight 1392 — a Boeing 737 — strikes and kills a man who had climbed the airport perimeter fence and walked onto the active runway. Petter Hörnfeldt examines how the intruder went undetected, the resulting engine damage, and what the event reveals about airport security and crew workload on final approach.
About Mentour Pilot: Aviation Accidents explained
An in-depth documentary series in which airline captain Petter Hörnfeldt breaks down real aviation accidents and incidents from the flight crew's point of view. Each episode reconstructs what happened, examines the human factors, engineering and procedures behind it, and draws out the lessons that made flying safer. Calm, technical and non-sensational, it turns complex investigations into clear stories for aviation professionals and curious passengers alike.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2MD-11 Runway Excursion in Mumbai
- E3Atlas Air 3591 CRASH outside Houston
- E4Flying across Europe with a BROKEN engine!
- E5Crippled Airbus A380, saved by Pros!
- E6SAS flight 751, the Gottröra Miracle!
- E7The Atlantic GLIDER, Air Transat flight 236!
- E8Flying WITHOUT Controls! United Airlines flight 232
- E9How this Boeing 737 lost it's ROOF!
- E10Helios Airways flight 522 - WHAT happened?!
- E11The Gimli Glider! Explained
- E12Super Constellation CRASH! - A Christmas Miracle