Alleges that after saying the words, im not okay. Emerson actually pulled the red fuel shut off handles for both engines as both the on duty pilots fought him. A sense the handles were not fully pulled down. The on duty pilots were able to both subdue him and quickly reset the shutoffs, preventing a dangerous loss of power. San francisco commercial real estate professional Aubrey Gavello was sitting near the rear of the airplane and tells us what happened in her own words. I saw him walking down the aisle by himself. It didnt even seem like he was in zip ties or being escorted. And when i saw him walking from the cockpit to the back of the plane , it didnt even raise any flags. Just seemed composed and normal. Nothing out of the ordinary. The Flight Attendant got on the loudspeaker and told us that we had a situation and we needed to make an emergency landing. But before that, we didnt know anything was wrong. The Court Documents say emerson advised the Flight Attendant, you need to cu
Who allegedly tried to shut off the planes engines appeared in court today. What he told investigators, as he did prior to that flight. This is ktvu fox two news at 730. And we learned a lot more about the pilots alleged actions and state of mind during todays court proceeding. Thanks so much for joining me on this tuesday night. Im heather holmes. Were going to talk about that pilot who is named 44, who is 44 years old. His name is Joseph Emerson, and hes facing 167 charges related to sundays flight. That includes 83 counts of attempted murder. Ktvu tom vacar has tonights update, including that emerson told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms prior to the flight and that he was sleep deprived at first of joseph tuesday afternoon, troubled and in serious trouble. Alaska Airlines Pilot Joseph Emerson stood before an oregon judge to be arraigned on 84 state felonies, namely attempted murder and endangering an aircraft crimes committed in the oregon skies. His attorney spoke
Emerson works for Alaska Airlines, which owns horizon air, and he was authorized to sit in the cockpit in the flight deck seat. Aviation experts say its not unusual for a pilot commuting to another airport to sit there. Were still working to figure out exactly what happened next, but Officials Say emerson was overpowered and Alaska Airlines saying his attempt to shut off the engines was unsuccessful, adding that the captain and first officer quickly restored landed. The plane, was then able to safely land in portland with no one injured. Heres a recording of the exchange on board between the pilot and air traffic controllers. This is shortly after emerson was subdued by the flight crew and handcuffed to a seat. Okay i just give you a heads up. Weve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. Um, and he doesnt sound like hes causing any issue in the back right now. I think hes subdued. Yeah, we want Law Enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and parked horiz
Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying
In the complaint, San Francisco residents Matthew Doland and Theresa Stelter and Paul Stephen of Kenmore, Washington, alleged that the pilot should never have been allowed in the cockpit because he was suffering from depression and a lack of sleep.