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On the 14th of September, 1999 a Boeing 757 from Britannia Airways touched down in Girona Airport, Spain. Something went horribly wrong during the last part of the approach and touchdown and the aircraft ended up accelerating uncontrollably down the runway.
In todays episode you will learn the whole story behind this accident, including the technical explanations to the bizarre behaviour of the aircraft after the landing. This is the story of Britania Airways Flight 226A.

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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Crash 1: @ Chris Ware
  / down-into-darkness-the-crash-of-britannia-...  

Crash 2: @ Grieve Chris/Daily Mirror
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wo...

Cardiff Airport: @ dutyfreeinformation.com
https://www.dutyfreeinformation.com/c...

Notam: @ thinkaviation.net
https://www.thinkaviation.net/wp-cont...

Weather Chart: @ Jeppsen
https://sites.google.com/site/acnetwo...

Ticket: @ South Wales Echo
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wo...

Crash photos: @ Ministerio De Fomento

Cold front image: @Met Office
https://ugc.futurelearn.com/uploads/a...

Emergency lightning: @stgaerospace.com
https://www.stgaerospace.com/applicat...

Backup Generator: @ Fuzhou APT Power Co. Ltd
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Backup Battery: @indiamart.com
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Chapters:
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00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Chapter 1: Flight Overview
02:54 - Chapter 2: Flight Crew
03:33 - Chapter 3: Weather Conditions
05:32 - Chapter 4: Cardiff Departure
06:41 - Chapter 5: Approaching Girona
08:29 - Chapter 6: Increasing Turbulence
09:35 - Chapter 7: Race Track Pattern
11:04 - Chapter 8: Approach One
13:42 - Chapter 9: Approach Two
18:36 - Chapter 10: Hard Landing
22:52 - Chapter 11: Evacuation
24:40 - Chapter 12: The Aftermath
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27:11 - Chapter 13: The Investigation Begins
32:26 – Final Chapter: Final Report
35:04 - Outro