explosions. at first it felt like all the air from outside rushed into the cabin. and particles were flying everywhere. i m not sure what that was. if it was ice or debris from the plane itself. but it came forward and then it got sucked back out very dramatically. that s when the oxygen masks came down. you ve heard the spiel a thousand times to put your own oxygen mask on and then help others so that s what we did. we hoped everything was okay when we kind of knew wasn t okay. and i understand you were drafting a final text message or some text messages to your loved ones when all of this was happening. you were worried that you might not make it. yes. i didn t know what to do other than take video and document the
it was very, very scary, as you can imagine. initially, when the piece flew off, there were almost multiple explosions. it first felt like air rushed into the cabin. particles were flying everywhere. i m not sure what that was, if it was ice or debris from the plane itself, but it came forward and then it got sucked back out. very dramatically. and that s when the oxygen mask came down, and, you know, at that point, you ve heard the spiel a thousand times to put your mask on and then help others, so that s what i did. we just sat there and waited and hoped that everything was okay when we kind of knew it wasn t okay. last hour, i spoke with a professor of safety and accident investigation at uk s greenfield