Co-Pilot suffers mental breakdown

[*jr]

Scary shit! lol

Flight to London makes emergency landing after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown

Source: Daily Mail

Flight to London makes emergency landing after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown
Last updated at 14:13pm on 30th January 2008

The co-pilot of a Heathrow-bound plane was dragged kicking and screaming from the cockpit after suffering a mental breakdown while in control of the flight.

He began yelling and "invoking God" as the Air Canada 767 flew at 37,000 feet over the Atlantic. He was held down by other crew members and a passenger, a member of the Canadian armed forces.

The co-pilot then had restraints fastened to his wrists and ankles and was handcuffed to a seat. The flight from Toronto made an emergency landing in Shannon and the co-pilot, who had been crying and screaming according to witnesses, was taken off the plane.

He was taken by ambulance to a psychiatric ward where he is being treated for a suspected nervous breakdown.

"He was swearing and was very distressed."

Mr Finucane, from Lancashire, told how the pilot kept shouting: "I need to talk to you God."

He described how passengers watched a crew member and the soldier carry the co-pilot out of the cockpit, through first class and into economy. The co-pilot then intermittently yelled obscenities and sobbed.

My sympathies go out to him, and I'm just glad there was no further incident resulting from his illness, that no one was hurt.


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[zulaika]

what a nightmare...

can u imagine if he was muslim? Bloody marry...they'd be all over this.chanting terrorist on board... that pilot should be sent to GMTO ASAP. lol.

[Cawar]

Allah..now what if he is a muslim?? he is a terrorist for sure in their minds.

Darn, I hate flying...and I fly a lot.