On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:23:27 +1200, Dave Doe wrote:

It *did* happen - but guess what, the pilot survived (dunno if it was a
747 though).

The co-pilot did a fantastic job of bringing the plane down to below
10,000' (give the guy hangin' out the window (the captain) a chance!) -
and then landed sucessfully. The captain made a full recovery.

I'm sure someone will dig up the reference.



It was actually on Seconds From Disaster on Discover Channel I believe
about 3 months ago. It was pretty interesting. They interviewed the
co-pilot and said the only reason why he told the fight attendant to
hold on to him was in fear of the body being sucked into an engine.
He was sure that the pilot was dead. But when they got on the ground,
they found that the pilot was actually still alive but half frozen.
It was found that the pilot side windscreen had just been replaced and
that the maintenance crew had used the wrong screws which eventually
let loose.

The co-pilot did a good job considering the pilots foot was wedged
into the yoke with the seatbelt.


Scott D.

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