TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD

Air Disasters Racing the Storm

An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm, but investigators believe weather was not the main reason for the accident.

Air Disasters Missing Over New York

Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.

Air Disasters Frozen Wings

Three planes are brought down by ice and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.

Air Disasters Landings Gone Wrong

Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

Air Disasters Collision Course

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Air Disasters Break Up Over Texas

Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.

Air Disasters Nuts and Bolts

When an American cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators uncover a systemic problem with aircraft maintenance.

How Did They Build That? Cantilevers & Lifts

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

How Did They Build That? Heights & Balance

A 1.2 million square foot office building balances precariously on a 39 foot wide base in Chicago. A building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage. And the world's longest suspension footbridge.

How Did They Build That? Retrofits & Airport Glitz

Visiting the Hearst Tower in Manhattan and Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore to understand how they were built; covering how designers and engineers attempt to create a museum worthy of Salvador Dali in Florida.

How Did They Build That? Viaducts & Hotels

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

How Did They Build That? Steep & Stunning

The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.

How Did They Build That? Tricks & Trains

A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.

How Did They Build That? Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations

The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.

How Did They Fix That? Scream Machines

[non-EPG] Mike works with repair and construction teams at Dreamworld, Australia's largest theme park, after a cyclone caused $4M in damage. They fix scream machines and finish a $50M expansion featuring the world's first triple switch rollercoaster.

How Did They Fix That? Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves

Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.

How Did They Fix That? Deep Sea Fish Farm

Host Mike Davidson helps make high-stakes repairs for one of the world's largest open-ocean fish farm operations in Panama.

How Did They Fix That? Scream Machines

[non-EPG] Mike works with repair and construction teams at Dreamworld, Australia's largest theme park, after a cyclone caused $4M in damage. They fix scream machines and finish a $50M expansion featuring the world's first triple switch rollercoaster.

Air Disasters Reckless Approaches

A crew argues with no runway in sight; a captain ignores a critical signal; an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.

Air Disasters Miracle Escape

Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.

Air Disasters Deadly Descent

When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea.

Air Disasters Deadly Detail

After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.

Air Disasters Dead of Winter

An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.

Air Disasters Blow Out

A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing.