The official report is out, concluding that because it was dark, passengers were unaware that the plane was flying upside down.
Excuse me? Are we to believe that passengers were unawere the plane was flying UPSIDE DOWN?
I don’t think so. If they were upside down they had to FEEL it, dark or not. Or else they weren’t upside down.
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What: All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700 en route from Okinawa to Tokyo Haneda
Where: Hamamatsu
When: Sep 6th 2011
Who: 2 crew injured
Why: While en route, the co-pilot accidentally activated the rudder trim switch instead of the door mechanism.
The plane descended 6000 feet and rolled, injuring a couple of flight attendants. The first officer—2400 hours— leveled off, and was able to admit the captain who was stuck outside the cockpit, waiting to get in.
The flight continued without incident
Emirates flight EK-112 had to return and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on March 5th.
Condor Air flight DE-2064 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, on July 20th.
United Airlines flight UA-865 made an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on September 17th.
