An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the crew, a pilot flying the plane told air traffic controllers.
Joseph Emerson, 44, was sitting in the jump seat in the cockpit of an Alaska-affiliate carrier from Washington to San Francisco when he allegedly tried to shut down the engines.
An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines. The plane diverted to Portland, Oregon, where it was met by law enforcement officers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and