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| Woman arrested: tried to open door of plane in flight |
| 2005-08-04 |
| Probably just a drunk or taking too many of those pills, but here just in case A woman was arrested Wednesday for attempting to open an airplane exit door while the plane was still in the air, police said. The 52-year-old woman from Dania Beach, Fla., left her seat and tried to open the door as the United Airlines flight was descending into Seattle to land, police said. The plane was at an altitude of about 4,000 feet at the time. She failed but "did manage to turn the handle far enough that a warning light went on in the cockpit," Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman Bob Parker told KING-TV. A flight attendant persuaded the woman to sit back down, but nobody physically restrained her. Parker said the other passengers stayed belted in their seats in case she did manage to open the door. The woman was arrested for investigation of malicious mischief when the plane landed. Police were investigating whether alcohol and prescription medication were involved. A United spokesman did not immediately return a call for comment late Wednesday. |
| Posted by:leader of the pack |
| #12 Have a really good time, Cyber Sarge. I can't imagine anyone stupid enough to cause trouble on a flight you are on. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-08-04 23:54 |
| #11 should have pushed the bitch out |
| Posted by: Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-08-04 16:14 |
| #10 I have not had a REAL vacation in seven years and GOD help you if you try this shit on my flight... Sarge - Wait 'till the plane gets about 1000 feet off the ground (re: pressure) then toss his ass out the exit. Of course then you will have... "Hey mom, a dead arab guy just fell onto the neighbor's roof..." "Yes, dear. What did I tell you about watching those Mel Gibson movies just before bedtime?" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-04 13:55 |
| #9 "but nobody physically restrained her" I am flying next week and I will give all STUPID people and Jihadist fair warning. I have not had a REAL vacation in seven years and GOD help you if you try this shit on my flight. I wont ask questions and I wont care about you political or mental state. I WILL KILL YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS. I will then take my chances with a jury of my peers. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-08-04 13:39 |
| #8 Getting sucked out of a plane by the pressure is a semi-myth. The real hazard is if you are blown out/off of the airplane by wind from the travel of the plane through the air. The plane that lost it's roof did so through metal fatigue,with a large loss of roof material peeled back and with the 450 kt wind blowing people out of their chairs and ripping the chairs off the deck. With only one door open, and below 10k feet (which imposes a 250 knot indicated airspeed limit by FAA regs) it would have been reasonably safe to try and restrain her. Through unconciousness. Via a beating. Pressure differences in the cabin aren't enough to do anything really-- Even if the pressure outside were zero, there would only be a difference of zero to the pressure of 8k feet in the air (roughly). What it does mean is a lack of O2 to anyone in the unpressurized cabin without a mask and if the plane is above 12k feet. At 36k feet, you have literally seconds before passing out. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2005-08-04 13:37 |
| #7 You can get off here if you like, but watch out for that first step . . . it's a doozy! |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-08-04 13:19 |
| #6 And as usual everyone on the plane sat there with a terrified look on their face while a maniac proceeded to try to kill all of them. Not so sure. In this case, I suspect it is better to remain belted in your seat while Ms. Moron gets sucked out the door. IIRC, an airliner in Hawaii landed safely a number of years ago after the entire roof peeled off. Dollars to donuts, an attempt to open the cockpit door would have gotten an entirely different response. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-08-04 13:17 |
| #5 She obviously mistook it for the subway. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-04 11:43 |
| #4 And as usual everyone on the plane sat there with a terrified look on their face while a maniac proceeded to try to kill all of them. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-08-04 11:22 |
| #3 Police were investigating whether alcohol and prescription medication were involved. Magic Eight Ball sez, "Entirely Possible". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-04 11:06 |
| #2 She was late for her Darwin Award sign-in ...... |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2005-08-04 10:57 |
| #1 "Why is the door to the latrine so hard to open?" |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2005-08-04 10:38 |