NTSB
US agency behind the long-landing accident report
Episodes
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#5913: Why the Sterile Cockpit Rule Took 7 YearsOne crash, one morning, one city — and seven years before the FAA wrote the rule down. What Eastern 212 still teaches us about attention. -
#5558: Landing on the Edge: Cork Fog to Carrier DecksWhat does it actually take to land a heavy jet when the margin between calculated and flown is razor thin? -
#5547: 53 Bird Strikes a Day: What Actually HappensBird strikes happen about 53 times a day in the U.S. — and the real story is far stranger than the flaming-engine footage. -
#5302: Grass, Road, or Water: Where Does a Crippled Jet Land?An A320 is in trouble with three options left: a grass runway, a road with traffic, or open water. The data on which one crews actually pick. -
#5094: How Aviation Turns Crashes into Safety RulesInside the NTSB's forensic pipeline: black boxes, runway rubber, and how findings become rules that prevent the next disaster. -
#5089: How Runway Overruns Happen and the EMAS Safety NetA Prime Air 767 overran at Miami. We break down the physics, the safety engineering, and why EMAS beds matter. -
#4916: Inside an MRO Warehouse: Moving 4,000-Pound Landing GearHow aviation warehouses move everything from tiny fasteners to 4,000-pound landing gear struts. -
#4914: Why Aviation's Fatigue Rules WorkHow aviation built a system that treats exhaustion as a design problem — and what other industries can learn from it. -
#4855: What Turbulence Actually Does to a PlaneHow climate change is increasing clear-air turbulence — and why your plane can handle far more than you feel. -
#2993: The Deadliest Jobs Nobody Talks AboutLogging kills 23x more workers than average. Why isn't it on reality TV? -
#2407: Three Landings in 90 Days: Pilot Automation DependencyWhy pilots aren't hand-flying enough, the regulatory floor that lets it happen, and what airlines are doing about it.