Well, maybe not quite like that:
Qantas jumbo thrust blows Virgin pilot off stairs
A Virgin pilot has been blown off his plane's rear aircraft stairs, suffering serious injuries, after copping the thrust of a nearby Qantas jumbo engine.
The first officer was conducting a pre-flight check on the Boeing 737 at Brisbane Airport's international terminal this morning when the Qantas 747 taxied past, the
Brisbane Times reports.
The Boeing, operated by Virgin subsidiary Pacific Blue, was due to take off for Bali tomorrow.
The Qantas jumbo had landed to offload passengers on its way to Sydney and was awaiting clearance from air traffic control to take off.
When it taxied up to a runway, the force of its jet blast toppled the Virgin pilot over along with the Boeing's aluminium stairs.
A Virgin spokeswoman said their pilot suffered a broken arm and leg and was lucky not to be more seriously injured.
She said the passenger jet "was in the right place at the right time" and Brisbane Airport confirmed the plane was in its normal parking bay.
But Qantas said its plane was "operating normally" under instructions from air traffic control.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating.