North Sea Nightmare - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen, with no fatalities. After a lightning strike, ...See moreOn 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen, with no fatalities. After a lightning strike, the pilots wrongly assumed that the autopilot had disengaged and tried to climb, while the autopilot was pushing the nose down. This conflict caused the autopilot to set the aircraft into a dive.See less