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Airbubba 19th Jul 2019 19:48
Attempted Hitchhiking from on the Wing
 
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From the One Mile at a Time blog:

An Azman Air flight this morning from Lagos to Port Harcourt was delayed after the plane gained an extra passenger shortly before takeoff at Murtala Muhammed Airport.

A video shows a man who illegally gained access to the airside jumping on the wing of a Boeing 737 with hand luggage. Allegedly he put his bag into one of the engines, thinking that’s a good place to store it during the flight.

The aircraft was holding short of the runway at the time the incident occurred. As you’d expect, there was commotion in the cabin, and the pilots ended up shutting down the engines, to avoid the man being sucked into one of them.

The man has been arrested following the incident. Allegedly he claimed that he wanted to travel to Ghana, so I’m not sure what exactly his plan was for redirecting the plane to his desired destination.

Here’s the video:

lomapaseo 19th Jul 2019 21:32
was he able to retrieve his luggage from the tailpipe?

Euclideanplane 19th Jul 2019 21:43
Originally Posted by Airbubba (Post 10523037)
Allegedly he claimed that he wanted to travel to Ghana, so I’m not sure what exactly his plan was for redirecting the plane to his desired destination.
Surely if the F/O opens their side window, they can begin to discuss that part.

jimtherev 19th Jul 2019 21:46
Originally Posted by Euclideanplane (Post 10523111)
Surely if the F/O opens their side window, they can begin to discuss that part.
... and take his fare?

pattern_is_full 19th Jul 2019 21:54
Originally Posted by Euclideanplane (Post 10523111)
Surely if the F/O opens their side window, they can begin to discuss that part.
Do your F/Os sit in the left-hand seat? ;)

pattern_is_full 19th Jul 2019 21:57
Hey, if it works on a jitney's running board, why not on an airplane wing. ;)

fox niner 20th Jul 2019 01:16
Well, since he was on the wing, he probably was going to push and pull the ailerons downward/upward. In this way he would be able to steer the plane to Ghana.

Takwis 20th Jul 2019 03:22
Originally Posted by lomapaseo (Post 10523106)
was he able to retrieve his luggage from the tailpipe?
No, unfortunately, it was mishandled, and ended up in Guam.

ehwatezedoing 20th Jul 2019 07:48
All jokes aside this level of ignorance, lack of education is astonishing! Unless of course he just escaped from a psychiatric yard.


Did he really expected to ride it like a moped!?

Selfloading 20th Jul 2019 07:53
Michael O'Leary is furious his new product has been leaked to the media.

Rolercoaster79 20th Jul 2019 08:41
Originally Posted by fox niner (Post 10523185)
Well, since he was on the wing, he probably was going to push and pull the ailerons downward/upward. In this way he would be able to steer the plane to Ghana.
This seems universe away in that head 😂😂😂

HEATHROW DIRECTOR 20th Jul 2019 08:51
Cleared for immediate take off..

treadigraph 20th Jul 2019 09:44
A wing and hasn't a prayer...

BluSdUp 20th Jul 2019 10:24
Board , then Pay!
 
Old concept!
People Express in the 1980s.
Just board then pay when you find a free seat.
I did Bruxcelles to New York in 1986.
Mind You we were allowed to use the main enterance.
Ahh
Now I recall: it was a 747 , so naturally the wing was to high for last minute " Runners".
Silly me.

I sometimes ask the Gate agent : " Is boarding complete or do we have any Runners? "
My concept of Runners is of-course towards the Gate, not the Holding Point!

Something New every day.

PS!
A quick improvised Speedbrake Test could solve this problem.

You All have fun now.
Regars
Cpt B

Union Jack 20th Jul 2019 10:43
I'm guessing that the in-flight movie would be "Gone with the Wind""......

Jack

ACMS 20th Jul 2019 11:53
Is this a wind up?

If this video timeline is correct he’s only just jumped up onto the Engine as the Aircraft is stopped............if it’s supposed to be Engines running at the holding point why are all the pax standing up as well at that instant? The lady pax standing up nearest the camera isn’t even looking out the window......

Are they sure it wasn’t before they started Engines and moved from the bay?

double_barrel 20th Jul 2019 12:34
Originally Posted by ACMS (Post 10523490)
if it’s supposed to be Engines running at the holding point why are all the pax standing up as well at that instant?
This is Nigeria.... I find it completely believable that everyone leapt up and started yelling at each other.

Sailvi767 20th Jul 2019 12:40
The slats are down.

MPN11 20th Jul 2019 16:58
Originally Posted by ehwatezedoing (Post 10523333)
All jokes aside this level of ignorance, lack of education is astonishing! Unless of course he just escaped from a psychiatric yard.


Did he really expected to ride it like a moped!?
Some people from less-developed countries don’t quite understand how it all works. Which is understandable, to a degree, and why dead bodies occasionally fall on West London when the gear is lowered for landing at Heathrow.

Oakape 21st Jul 2019 01:15
Something strange about this. I don’t see how someone can climb from the ground up onto the engine. The gear is further back & there isn’t any hand or footholds to assist. Maybe he went out the overwing exit before the bit shown in the video. That may explain why everyone was out of their seats.


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