Flybe co-pilot suffers seizure during flight

[CISTRS]

Seems it's old news as it occurred last August, but reported today:

Flybe co-pilot suffers seizure during flight | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5841725/Flybe-pilot-suffers-seizure-flight.html)

https://stv.tv/news/north/1418758-flybe-co-pilot-had-seizure-during-flight-from-inverness/

[DaveReidUK]

AAIB Bulletin 6/2018 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/708928/AAIB_Bulletin_6-2018_Lo_Res.pdf)

Pages 11-16

[CISTRS]

Many thanks for the AAIB Bulletin.

[The Ancient Geek]

Sadly, this looks like the end of a pilot's career.
Sudden incapacitation is rare, especially where there is no history of symptoms.
Well handled by the captain and crew, a textbook handling of a serious event, best wishes to the FO for a good recovery.

[brakedwell]

Poor chap, it sounds like an epileptic seizure. Let's hope for a good outcome.

[wiggy]

Very very similar happened to one of our P2’s on a Longhaul Fleet in the cruise a few years back (I suspect there will be a record in the bulletins somewhere but can’t find it ATM).. Just as in the Flybe case the captain had a hard time countering some of the rudder inputs and it took a lot of effort by all involved to obtain a safe outcome.


Sadly the copilot who suffered the seizure in that event never got his licence back.

[Feathers McGraw]

Although rare, anyone can suffer an epileptic seizure without warning. There is no way of knowing if it will happen to you.

My partner has been living with the condition for over 50 years, and is one of the roughly 25-30% of epileptics who never achieve full control of their seizures with currently available drugs.