Nothing like a little dramatisation
Having a read of the book and it's not a bad sort of yarn, I guess .. a long way in before one finds any meat to do with the mishap, though.
RDC was a guest speaker at an engineering symposium I attended a year or so ago .. his tale was delivered with a tad more drama than necessary for the group concerned but, nonetheless, entertaining ..
As to whether I might find his manner desirable on a flight is another matter.