WTH? Off duty pilot tries to crash Alaskan Airlines plane, charged with 83 counts attempted murder

Well that's terrifying.

 

I thought they didn't allow anyone else in the cockpit now?

 

he is a pilot with them. He is trusted to be in the cabin

 

Damn, throw away the key and if he ever does get out: permanent no fly list.

 

The jump seat is located in the cockpit directly behind the seats of the pilots. If it's occupied it's usually by another pilot who is "deadheading" although airlines sometimes allow other off-duty employees to fly in the jump seat or at least they did years ago.

 

I think he was okay till they told him they were going to San Francisco.

 

my sister in law works for the NTSB and occasionally got to fly in the jump seat.

 

Here's How The Alaska Pilot Tried To Shut Off Engines Midflight And Take Down The Plane - View from the Wing
It was confirmed that this was not a hijacking and that no weapons were involved. He didn’t try to take control of the cockpit from the captain and co-pilot. In fact, the flight’s cockpit crew were able to maintain control of the plane and take the man into custody, keeping him subdued in the back of the aircraft until they were able to get the plane onto the ground in Portland.

The answer to what transpired actually comes from an internal American Airlines communication about the incident, where the airline explains that “44 year old Joseph Emerson tried “to disable the aircraft engines while at cruise altitude by deploying the engine fire suppressions system.”

 

I bet some of those passengers and their families would like some time alone with that POS.

 

In other aviation news, a Jet Blue pilot popped a wheelie at JFK airport. News at 11:00.

JetBlue plane tilts back while unloading at JFK Airport, no injuries reported | CNN

 

Reminds me of a guy who deliberately crashed his passenger jet in the French alps.
Can’t beat crazy 100% of the time…

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There is more than one jump seat on a commercial aircraft. There is the one on the flight deck, the Leonardo DiCaprio seat in Catch Me If You Can. There are also several in the cabin utilized by flight attendants during takeoffs and landings.

This whackjob was in Leonardo's seat.

 

Once I gave up my business class seat to a professional overseas basketball player whose team had him in coach. I ended up in the jump seat in the cockpit. I had a connecting flight I asked if they could move me there.