Passenger attacks pilots with an axe! (Sentenced)
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He could have achieved a much similar result with less effort by grabbing the steering wheel of a bus on a mountain road. At what point do the costs (both money and quality of life) out weigh the benefits of increased security? I'd suggest the absence of passenger screening at Narvik or Bodo would struggle to make it onto a risk register. At Hammerfest it would at least double the number of staff in the terminal!
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Hi Flame, how come you dug up this story from the backpages? The man who went berserk with the axe was an asylum seeker who had had the final negative decision from the Norwegian courts. He was on the verge of being deported, having already staid longer than he was allowed to.
This particular flight was not his deportation flight though.
It was an internal flight from one Norwegian airport to another.
Hope this helps?
This particular flight was not his deportation flight though.
It was an internal flight from one Norwegian airport to another.
Hope this helps?
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From: 59°45'36N 10°27'59E
The prosecutor in Salten Police District (Bodø) has decided to charge the attacker according to §148 of the Norwegian Penal Law.
Basically, the part concering this case:
Anyone that cause an air-accident with loss of life, or substanital damage to property, or that conspire to do so, will be sentenced to spend at least 2, not more then 21 years in prison. Sentence to be more then 5 years in the case of loss of life or substantial damage to physical or psychological health.
21 years in prison is the longest sentence possible in Norway, for any crime.
§ 148. Den som volder ildebrann, sammenstyrtning, sprengning, oversvømmelse, sjøskade, jernbaneulykke eller luftfartsulykke hvorved tap av menneskeliv eller utstrakt ødelæggelse av fremmed eiendom lett kan forårsakes, eller som medvirker hertil, straffes med fengsel fra 2 år inntil 21 år, men ikke under 5 år såfremt noen på grunn av forbrytelsen omkommer eller får betydelig skade på legeme eller helbred.
Anyone that cause an air-accident with loss of life, or substanital damage to property, or that conspire to do so, will be sentenced to spend at least 2, not more then 21 years in prison. Sentence to be more then 5 years in the case of loss of life or substantial damage to physical or psychological health.
21 years in prison is the longest sentence possible in Norway, for any crime.
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The Axe man ......
Do you remember the story on PPRuNe about a guy running amok with an axe, aboard a small plane in northern Norway last year, almost causing it to crash.......
the guy involved now has 17 years to think about it!!! .....
from Reuters ....
"March 10, 2005
A Norwegian court sentenced an Algerian man to 17 years in jail on Thursday for running amok with an ax aboard a small plane in northern Norway last year and almost causing it to crash.
Bouteraa, 34, had argued he should be acquitted, saying he had been temporarily insane when he attacked and injured the two pilots on the Kato Air flight. The plane was carrying nine people including the pilots and Bouteraa.
Bouteraa said he would appeal.
The court ruled that Bouteraa was neither psychotic nor suffering from other mental illness, NRK public radio said. Bouteraa had said he was depressed after his asylum application had been rejected by Norwegian authorities.
Two other passengers overpowered Bouteraa and the pilots managed to land the plane with the cockpit splattered with blood.
Bouteraa denied he had planned the attack, saying he had a small ax in his bags because he had planned to go fishing. The luggage of the passengers on the flight, from the town of Narvik to Bodoe, was not checked.
The 17 year sentence matched the demands of the prosecutor who had accused Bouteraa of attempting a suicide attack. Norway's stiffest sentence for any crime is 21 years.
(Reuters)"
the guy involved now has 17 years to think about it!!! .....
from Reuters ....
"March 10, 2005
A Norwegian court sentenced an Algerian man to 17 years in jail on Thursday for running amok with an ax aboard a small plane in northern Norway last year and almost causing it to crash.
Bouteraa, 34, had argued he should be acquitted, saying he had been temporarily insane when he attacked and injured the two pilots on the Kato Air flight. The plane was carrying nine people including the pilots and Bouteraa.
Bouteraa said he would appeal.
The court ruled that Bouteraa was neither psychotic nor suffering from other mental illness, NRK public radio said. Bouteraa had said he was depressed after his asylum application had been rejected by Norwegian authorities.
Two other passengers overpowered Bouteraa and the pilots managed to land the plane with the cockpit splattered with blood.
Bouteraa denied he had planned the attack, saying he had a small ax in his bags because he had planned to go fishing. The luggage of the passengers on the flight, from the town of Narvik to Bodoe, was not checked.
The 17 year sentence matched the demands of the prosecutor who had accused Bouteraa of attempting a suicide attack. Norway's stiffest sentence for any crime is 21 years.
(Reuters)"
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Phew. Glad to hear this aircraft got back on the ground ok and somewhat sorry there wasn't time to, at the very least, hack both the attacker's kneecaps off.
"Fire Axe" though, takes one back to a time when passengers were only occasionally quirky and the captain was very much The Master. Old PanAm hands might remember and it was told to me by The Captain hisself, one of the oldest of the old Trippe gang. Flight deck was informed by cabin crew that a male passenger had become inebriated and was making unwelcome advances to the lady in the seat next to him, became aggressive when asked to desist or change seats. Situation going out of control for cabin crew, rescued by Capt M slouching out of the cockpit with fireaxe held lightly but conspicuously behind his back and, in best droll Philadelphian, asking male passenger to please behave. No further problem.
The Empire, in those days, could strike back.
"Fire Axe" though, takes one back to a time when passengers were only occasionally quirky and the captain was very much The Master. Old PanAm hands might remember and it was told to me by The Captain hisself, one of the oldest of the old Trippe gang. Flight deck was informed by cabin crew that a male passenger had become inebriated and was making unwelcome advances to the lady in the seat next to him, became aggressive when asked to desist or change seats. Situation going out of control for cabin crew, rescued by Capt M slouching out of the cockpit with fireaxe held lightly but conspicuously behind his back and, in best droll Philadelphian, asking male passenger to please behave. No further problem.
The Empire, in those days, could strike back.
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Just a comment to an old thread: the first officer from the "axe-flight" where also the first officer in the "lightningstrike-flight"! (both flights are in this thread.) Two very close calls, just in a year or so. If I remember correctly this first offiser got an international "pilot-hero-award" two years in a row. Apparantly he's the only one who have gotten two of these awards.
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Crash axe
The crash axe of the 228 is located in a recess in the bulkhead directly behind the co-pilots head. If there is no cockpit door it could be easily accesible to anyone in the cabin, although it is quite hard to spot if you dont know it's there.
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From: 59°45'36N 10°27'59E
Tell me the terrorists have not won!
The bill for the 100% screening at a regional (STOL) airport in Norway in approx. 5-10 mill. NOK a pice.
Having seen the rules the EU will implement in 2009, I'm thinking Osama is at the top of the podium......
And the scary bit is, that the funds for security screening comes out of the buget for any planned flight safety programmes planned......
What is the main problem at the STOL airfields in Norway, terrorists or non-precision approaches in alpine terrain / short runways and winter conditions???
The bill for the 100% screening at a regional (STOL) airport in Norway in approx. 5-10 mill. NOK a pice.
Having seen the rules the EU will implement in 2009, I'm thinking Osama is at the top of the podium......
And the scary bit is, that the funds for security screening comes out of the buget for any planned flight safety programmes planned......
What is the main problem at the STOL airfields in Norway, terrorists or non-precision approaches in alpine terrain / short runways and winter conditions???
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security is a joke in every airport, the other day our flight deck went for a coffee and were taking ages when they appeared they explained that they were not allowed to take the coffee throught security incase they have a blade inside the cup. But on they same flight a pax asked me to get her bag down for her, she then got out her diabetic insulin and injected herself there and then. We were never told by dispatch about this being onboard, how the hell was she allowed it throught when we can't even get a cup of coffee throught
but i guess this is another thread altogether
but i guess this is another thread altogether
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From: Dublin
Dusty, medicinal needles are allowed onboard and all they have to do is display a doctors cert to the check in staff or anyone else who asks. They do not need to advice the crew or dispatcher!
As for axes, well I know my airline has replaced them with jemmys in the cabin but still, they can pack a fair whallop!!!
As for axes, well I know my airline has replaced them with jemmys in the cabin but still, they can pack a fair whallop!!!
