Leo Singer directed this true story of a 1999 American Airlines flight that landed at Little Rock, Arkansas, at high speed in a thunderstorm, slid off the runway and broke apart, killing eleven people, including the pilot. Investigation revealed that the pilots should have gone on to a secondary airport, and that they were so busy just controlling the airplane that they forgot to deploy the wings' spoilers, which help slow the airplane down and eliminate lift.
It was directed by Leo Singer and I frankly have a hard time imagining how he and his crew of writers and editors managed to do such a splendid job.
This is an exceptional documentary series, expertly juggling reenactors, newsreel footage, and computer-generated graphics to visualize the narration. The most difficult part I would guess is explaining the technology involved but they do it in such a way that the least technologically inclined can understand exactly what's going on.
It was directed by Leo Singer and I frankly have a hard time imagining how he and his crew of writers and editors managed to do such a splendid job.
This is an exceptional documentary series, expertly juggling reenactors, newsreel footage, and computer-generated graphics to visualize the narration. The most difficult part I would guess is explaining the technology involved but they do it in such a way that the least technologically inclined can understand exactly what's going on.
