A worker cleans a Alaska Airlines jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. on March 4, 2019.
Ted S. Warren—APPORTLAND, Ore. — 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.
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines, which owns Horizon, a regional carrier, did not name Emerson, but said Monday that the threat was posed by one of its pilots who was off duty but authorized to occupy the cockpit jump seat. “We’ve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. And he — doesn’t sound like he’s causing any issue in the back right now, and I think he’s subdued," one of the pilots said on audio captured by LiveATC.net."Other than that, we want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and parked.” the confusion and stress experienced by passengers.
FAA records indicate Emerson has a valid license to fly airline planes. Property records show he owns a house in Pleasant Hill, California, about 30 miles east of San Francisco. The Associated Press tried but couldn't reach family members. He said it's possible to restart the engines once the fire handles are returned to their normal position.
The vetting of crew members is based on trust, he said, and the last line of defense is what happened on the Horizon plane — “crew members physically preventing someone from taking over the flight controls. The system worked, fortunately.”
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