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Shock as human body falls from Air France Airbus A330 during flight
It’s not something that many people will experience (or want to experience) in life. Yesterday, in the West African country of Niger, an unsuspecting resident was out and about in the early morning, when suddenly out of nowhere a human body came hurling down from the sky, landing metres away on the ground. (www.theaviationwriter.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The wheel well is coach on RyanAir.
I agree this is a tragic experience, and I'm not making light of that, but, who in their right mind thinks they can stow away in the landing gear well? Doesn't anyone give thought to even how cold it is at 30 something thousand feet? Much less how little air there is up that high?
The average stowaway looking to escape a bad life doesn't know that!!!
Hell, if they knew that they wouldn't stow away.
I used to work at KMIA...Happened frequently. We called them Columbian Popsicles. Most of them dropped into the ocean when the gear doors opened, but every so often one would 'stick' and not fall out till landing.
Why would they hold the plane to speak to the crew and "INVESTIGATE"? Crew probably didn't know anything about it. I could see a perfunctory inspection in case of any damage but, sad as it was, no big deal and not the airlines problem. If anything, a security problem at origination point.
At no time did the article say that the crew was being "INVESTIGATED", or even just investigated. If you're too lazy to read the article, allow me to quote: "Officials were holding the plane in Niamey so crew members and passengers could be interviewed, and investigators in Ouagadougou were also looking into 'the conditions in which the passengers boarded'..." No doubt they were asking if they'd seen anyone near the landing gear to determine when and how the stowaway gained access, as well as checking to make sure that nothing was damaged. I'm sure the inspection was more than merely "perfunctory", too. You may think this wasn't a big deal, but when it comes to aircraft safety, experts disagree.
Maybe you need to read my post. I believe it says SPEAK TO THE CREW. As far as PERFUNCTORY, only so much you can do. Bloody wing indicated maybe something out of the ordinary. This happens all the time and we are lucky to hear about one every now and then. I will have to be on the side of those experts that say wipe the blood and go on.