The Miracle Landing Of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 | Mayday S3 Ep1 | Wonder

These documentaries are put together so well! I can sit and watch them all day. They're so detailed and the actors are amazing!!!!

In addition to the amazing skills of the pilot and co-pilot, major credit also needs to go to Michelle Honda. She moved through the cabin - without restraints and by hanging on to the seats - and got every single passenger into a flotation vest and into the brace position. And then rather than strapping herself in, she shielded her injured co-worker for the duration of the landing. I remember seeing an interview with the pilot not long after this happened. He said that once the plane was landed and stopped, he was certain he was going to look back into the cabin and see carnage and empty seats. What he saw were all the passengers, many injured but all of them safely in their seats. That entire crew were the definition of professionalism.

That air hostess, Michelle Honda, is a walking miracle. Crawling up the aisle making people take crash position, making sure everyone was safe, when she MUST have been beyond terrified is amazing. What a hero, as well as the pilot and copilot.

As a former flight attendant I am both heartbroken for CB Lansing and cannot imagine what she experienced. And for passengers who become upset for aircraft delays due to maintenance issues need to watch this. God bless those who experienced such terror. Kudos to the crew for their bravery.

I was on this plane one week before this happened. The friend I was traveling with took photos of the ceiling area in first class where we were sitting and it was buckling. We mentioned this to the airline attendant before we disembarked. We were flying from Maui to Oahu. I have watched this documentary at least half dozen times and to this day, it terrifies me to think if we had traveled one week later. I am so so grateful that this airline had a brilliant pilot. And so many were saved. Blessings to this pilot and crew ! 🙏🏻

My dream is to be a re-enactment actor. I would have killed the role of scaredshitlesspassenger # 3

I am a close personal Friend of Bob Schornstheimer the Captain of this flight. He was a T38 flight instructor in the Air Force with many years of experience. His skill level and level headed approach to flying saved this flight from disaster. A lot of luck was involved but if it was not for the experienced crew of that flight there would be more dead. Bob retired from Aloha Airlines and still to this day lives in Hawaii. I call him a hero but he does not like that term. They all did what they are trained to do day in day out. Just like anyone else. He happened to be at the right time saving people.

That thirteen minutes must have felt like a lifetime. What an amazing job the pilots did.

I’m glad the survivors have healed and are doing better. May CB rest in peace. Being a flight attendant for 37 years and having it all end like that is sad. The Captain and the Co-Pilot are heroes! ❤

The captain and co-pilot deserve all the praise as well as the flight attendant that was trying her best to tend to everyone. Honestly, an amazing crew

I sincerely appreciate the long introduction to each crewmember as it really helps set the tone of the situation.

Those weren't just pilots and cabin crew, they were real life heroes 🔥 immense amount of respect for them

My parents flew into Maui a few days after this event and the plane was out on the tarmac, they said you couldn’t fathom the damage when you saw it in person. Amazing job of those pilots and crew.

37 years at being an attendant and end the way it did for her, it’s heartbreaking. She was just standing in the wrong place, I pray that she felt no pain and I hope God took her in his arms.

RIP to flight attendant who died. The pilot who landed the plane should be recognized as a hero.

I was a Copilot on American Airlines MD-80 aircraft for many years. On a number of preflight inspections, I discovered anomalies that were not even on the checklist. They were each corrected before takeoff, resulting in a safe uneventful flight.

It boggles my mind that there was only one casualty. Kudos to the pilot for managing to land the plane in such catastrophic conditions. It was a combination of both skill and luck. Rest in peace, CB :(

Whenever I see a survivor speaking, my reaction is: thank God!

"When the fuselage decompressed, Chief Flight Attendant Clarabelle Ho Lansing had been standing in the aisle at Row 5. She was thrown out of the airplane and fell to the ocean, 24,000 feet (7,315 meters) below. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Cape Corwin coordinated a three-day search along with Coast Guard and Marine Corps helicopters, airplanes and other ships. Her body was never recovered." She had been a flight attendant with Aloha Airlines for 37 years. Rest in peace C.B. ❤

It's insane luck that all the passengers didn't die, and that the pilot was able to nurse that bus down slow enough that it didn't tear apart and fast enough for it to not stall, with completely altered flight characteristics. That's one hell of a pilot.