Plane Misses Airport by 150 Miles

[TiramisuHappy]

Man, that Monica Lewinsky sure has been working out!! ; D

[littletateislove]

ah they were boning

[DailyVsNews]

They were deep texting! Overshot by more than 150 miles in air...would have been fun if it was on the ground...LOL

[KeyToSucceed]

The point is ,this sleeping thing goes on more then you think, normaly pilots take turns. It is just a matter of time that both pilots will find themself both asleep. That time has unfortunately come. Chris

[KeyToSucceed]

I was an Flight Engineer on a flight out of Miami some years back. We were well established on our route and I told the Capt. that I was going to take 20 winks, when I woke we were in a 200 to 300' descent (The DC-6 we were in didn't have a working autopilot) at that point I nudged the co-pilot and asked him how his golf game has been (I was very diplomatic), and we recovered, he did tell me his game was a bit down lately, but that probably didn't have nothing to do with it, I am sure. Chris

[KeyToSucceed]

Look , using lap tops this is all a bull excuse, the fact of the matter is both pilots were asleep. Everything points to sleeping, for example there was no radio contact, no let down, there was no answer on any of the many frequencies theey use, why? simple, they were both asleep, all they are doing is to save as much face as possible and to admit they were asleep would make them the laughing crew of all airlines, or idiots which ever comes first.  Chris J. LeFevre

[ballroomstyle]

the pilots were having sex with each other

[rwasmyfirstlove]

I agree with ballroomstyle, PILOTS WERE HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER!!!

THEY ARE GREAT PILOTS!!! They could have sex and then land the plane safely :-)

[EsmereldasGoat]

According to reports, they were snoozing so deeply that even a flight attendant couldn't wake them up.

And this as well from the NY Post... "The silence continued until 8:14 p.m. when the pilots realized they were over Eau Claire, Wis. By that time, the Air National Guard was preparing to launch four jets from two bases."

If the pilots hadn't woken up, it is entirely possible that the fighters would have been ordered to shoot the plane down.

[dean4516]

Anybody know how to get rid of the stupid ads AP is showing at the start of this video?

[undocumentedspot]

They do? I'm glad it does not appear for me yet. then you need to move to different country, or maybe use proxy. but it is not worth it. I don't see CBS channel from all the annoying ads .

-- on another note:

Maybe the pilots did this for the show too?

[dean4516]

It was just a stunt to get a reality show like that balloon boy thing. If they have half dress flight attendants in the cockpit (a rather unfortunate for the driving compartment), I guess I'd watch the show.

[SneakerHustler]

lol I heard they were playin Battleship and the game wasnt quite over.....

[rwasmyfirstlove]

To SneakerHustler

No, they were no playing Battleship, they were having sex with each other GOOD FOR THEM!!! :-)

[undocumentedspot]

lol,oh damn, you said that before me. I didn't notice your comment before posting similar one.

[katarzynarozalia]

There was an accident back in the 90s when the pilots got lost and crashed the plane into some mountains. So yeah getting lost while flying a plane can be a very dangerous thing.

[dean4516]

They were arguing over whether "Drunkest Guy Ever Goes for More Beer" on YouTube is real or fake. Totally understandable since the whole nation is wondering the very same thing.

[EsmereldasGoat]

The other issue is that once a plane goes off its flight plan, security personnel have to assume the plane has been hijacked or possibly diverted to a target location.

[reasoning777]

Mabe this is not as uncommon as it would appear, praps it's a thing that happens often, but not found out? - OK, but when it is found out, I have to say, it's an open invitation for taking the "piss" ( sorry, a very slight spin off pun to NYCrazyRob 's comment below ) :-)) and as for the comment likening it to a person getting lost in a car, etc etc - -->

[reasoning777]

--- > Please ! a car doesn't hold a gaggle of passengers, at great speed, up in the blue yonder ! - I quote, " what's the beef ? " if it had collided, or crashed, the "beef" would be all over the ground crispy fried !! - so yeh, It is bloody important!!

[FarKhal]

FUI Sucks!

[jasonsadventure]

isn't there like two wars, battle over health care, and an economic crisis or something going on? and a plane went off course is news? really?

[TheNewVideo]

AP is hard up for news stories trying to make this out to be something.

[TheNewVideo]

How many people get lost in the cars driving? How many people go to the wrong house? So, you turn around and go back. Boy, what a news story, I'm so shocked. Like humans are never making mistakes? Where's the beef?

[EsmereldasGoat]

TheNewVideo: It isn't quite the same thing as driving past a house. An airliner off course and carrying a couple of hundred passengers is entering a different air space than planned for and if no one is paying attention, a collision can occur.

[TheNewVideo]

So can that happen with any vehicle or person. Should AP cover all the stories?

[EsmereldasGoat]

If it happens in as spectacular a manner as it would with a plane, AP would undoubtedly cover the story.

It was a breach of safety from the pilots, but fortunately nothing tragic occurred. As you can see from my earlier description of my flight, sleeping pilots may not be as rare as we think.

I would prefer that anyone driving or flying me anywhere would be at his or her best and paying close attention - not sleeping, texting, on the cell phone or taking recreation pharmaceuticals.

[TheNewVideo]

Making an issue out of this just feeds more issues and wrong judgements. People make mistakes and should be talked to by their employer and not judged by a news company and then the American public where more people make mistakes of judging those who actually have an excellent background working.

[EsmereldasGoat]

We will see what the investigation yields, and then we will be better able to judge. In the meantime, the flying public, who are consumers and wish to buy the best and safest means of transportation, should be informed about what happens in the skies over their heads.

It takes only a second to have a serious accident. Take a look at other YouTube videos for what happens when a driver of a bus, train, truck or personal vehicle is distracted for a brief moment.

[jx14aby]

Or distracted for several minutes like what happened when a train engineer was texting. Oops.

[reasoning777]

Dam straight that ! Fully agree ! I like the comment from E-G, "" I would prefer that anyone driving or flying me......." Prefer ?? I would Ruddy DEMAND IT !! haha :-))

[busterflywheel]

This is fucking ridiculous. I was just flying international myself here recently and I think if that would have happened on my flight ,I would have been one mad mother fucker!!!! Fuck Delta

[Copywrangler]

They charged the passengers an extra $50 for the mileage.

[EsmereldasGoat]

I was once on a flight from Malaga to Madrid in Spain, on a feeder flight of one of Northwest's associated airlines in that country. The cockpit door was wide open to reveal both pilots fast asleep, their discarded newspapers on the floor, fluttering in the breeze.

The flight attendants acted like nothing was unusual and the pilots woke up just before we reached Madrid and busied themselves with the business of landing the plane. I was very glad to arrive safely!

[Pvtjamesryan2]

stupid pilots should be fired.

[Kerpal2253]

I bet they where doin it.

[NYCrazyRob]

They don't call it a cockpit for nothing!

[pasky777]

most hilarious and witty comment i have read on youtube today. thanks for making my day CrazyRob. They don't call you crazy for nothing!

[NYCrazyRob]

*takes a bow* XD

[reasoning777]

NYCrazyRob Outstanding !! Absolutely brilliant ! That is the most funniest comment in relation to video I have ever had the pleasure of laughing till tears on !

[pasky777]

I with you on that R777! :)

[ckobo84]

Ain't that just how it goes?.....the one time you want to be premature you last too long before blowing your wad and overshoot your landing pad.

[FundedByTheMob]

mile-high club, jambroni.

[captcaveman4201]

mile high club with the sturdess anyone?

[DeeDee0584]

i wonder what got the pilots "distracted"...

[pubtor]

fail

[otavallai]

NorthWorst.

[2xtream]

That is called pilot cabin all asleep. Then awaken to try and figure out where duh fug r we.

That is kind of a NO NO in aviation. Along the lines of reckless driving with intent to commit man slaughter. I think a reasonable reward for there handy work would be something in the janitorial area of the company. Maybe they can mop the floors without falling asleep.

[jadebrew]

YIKES! WTF? Did the GPS stop working?

[hdzsound]

he was probably in some action with on (or 2) of his airplane aids

[AppleNick]

Fail. I just flew out of Minneapolis last week.

[PanamaPete]

no thumbs down... this is my first FIRST!!!

im dumb!

[subdude2009]

2nd damn!

[PanamaPete]

First!