2. American Airlines Flight 587

With as much training as commercial pilots receive, sometimes they just cannot be prepared for what’s about to come their way. After encountering heavy turbulence, American Airlines Flight 587 turned from side to side due to the pilot over-applying a rudder pedal. Despite his desperate attempts to level the plane, the rudder failed from excessive stress and the aircraft rolled onto its side, crashing into five homes and killing 265 people.

1. Asiana Airlines Flight 214

On July 6th, 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash landed at San Francisco International airport after its tail section hit a seawall and became detached from the rest of the fuselage, killing three people. Investigations concluded that the pilot had selected the wrong autopilot mode, decreasing the plane’s speed which caused it to land short of the runway. This accident was a prime example of pilots’ reliance on automated systems and showcased the captain in question’s lack of monitoring awareness. By the time the crew realized how low they were flying at 100 feet, it was too late to conduct a go-aroun

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