David Ward 9,613 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 Passenger on Boeing flight that suddenly dropped says pilot told him he lost control after instrument failure. Brian Jokat, passanger, described the horrifying moment when he was woken from his sleep as the aircraft “dropped something to the effect of 500 feet instantly.” “That’s when I opened my eyes and there was various individuals at the top of the plane. Just stuck to the roof and then they fell to the floor. And then I just realized I’m not in a movie, this is actually for real,” he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. After landing in Auckland, Jokat said the pilot checked on the passengers and explained he had temporarily lost control of the jet. “I immediately engaged with him and said, ‘What was that?’ And he openly admitted, he said, ‘I lost control of the plane. My gauges just kind of went blank on me,’” Jokat said. “He said for that brief moment he couldn’t control anything and that’s when the plane did what it did. Then he said the gauges came back and it reengaged, the plane just reengaged to its normal flight pattern. And we had no issues before, no issues after. But just that moment.” Jokat said he feared for his life when he saw fellow passengers fly out of their seats and hit the ceiling of the plane. “People were screaming and crying. And yeah, it was mass chaos for a few short seconds,” he said. “Clearly there was a moment in my head that I just kind of resigned to the fact this could be it. This might be it.” About 50 people were injured in the incident, with one person in serious condition, emergency services said. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/12/australia/latam-airlines-flight-injuries-new-zealand-tuesday-intl-hnk/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,329 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 ok time to just swim or take a f-cking donkey and travel this world, I'm so done with flight So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloHangoverz 17,452 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 my poor aerophobes lately. the press has really picked up on stories like these. Availability is not weakness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 36,615 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 Ugh… I already hate flying… I shouldn’t read this THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,610 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 What's the point of these stories they just make me want to never travel anywhere chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 22,972 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 every year I feel confident I’ll be no longer scared of flights but then something like this comes up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise 36,080 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 I keep seeing Boeing horror stories and I’ll take like 4 Boeing flights in the upcoming months So long ggd, it was nice while it lasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo 82,283 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 Taylor Swift when her jet pilot loses control: Hottie Detector Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEANUS 16,140 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 Don’t worry too much y’all. It is crazy how many issues/scares there have been recently but you have to think about how many flights there actually are per day around the world and how many of those actually have something go wrong It does seem like Boeing needs to do some serious research into what’s going on though British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEANUS 16,140 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 16 minutes ago, Kimmo said: Taylor Swift when her jet pilot loses control: Taylor’s pilot when she’s looking for a little fun British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versace 8,074 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 47 minutes ago, Pennywise said: I keep seeing Boeing horror stories and I’ll take like 4 Boeing flights in the upcoming months DON’T I get these horror stories first hand since it’s related to work and when I tell you they do not stop. Today I got news that they use dawn soap to lubricate their doors and that a whistleblower that was going to expose them in a lawsuit testimony was conveniently found dead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bi Rain 132 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 Yeah stories like this is why I'm cool with never getting on a plane. The Good Sis Viola | Have Some Bi Rain | The Bi Rain Train | Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,563 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 All these Boeing horror stories recently… if it’s Boeing I’m NOT going… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defmix100 7,047 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 54 minutes ago, Versace said: DON’T I get these horror stories first hand since it’s related to work and when I tell you they do not stop. Today I got news that they use dawn soap to lubricate their doors and that a whistleblower that was going to expose them in a lawsuit testimony was conveniently found dead. Yeah I just saw that too, he'd worked for them for over 30 years and now dead days after testifying against them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEANUS 16,140 Posted March 12, 2024 Share Posted March 12, 2024 Also why do I feel like you never hear about issues with like Southwest for example?? Truly the superior airline IG British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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