How Embarassing

http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-pilot-locked-in-bathroom-prompts-terror-scare,0,30464.story

Pilot Trapped In Bathroom Nearly Prompts Terror Scare

NEW YORK (PIX11)— What started out as a misunderstanding on a New York-bound Delta Airlines jet ended with an emergency landing and the near involvement of fighter jets.

According to reports, the pilot of a plane headed to JFK Airport Wednesday night found himself trapped inside the plane's bathroom after the lock became jammed.

The pilot, who was not immediately identified, managed to make enough noise to attract a nearby passenger. The pilot reportedly gave the passenger the security code to open the cockpit door to inform the co-pilot about the situation.

The passenger, who was described by the New York Post as having a heavy accent, frightened the co-pilot and prompted him to alert air traffic controllers who cleared him for an emergency landing.

When the plane landed, FBI agents were on the ground waiting to investigate the incident.

After the trapped pilot was freed, he was able to ease the situation by explaining what had happened. No arrests were made.

Sounds like the script to a particularly bad comedy movie (buddy flick genre) with Russell Peters as the pilot and some lesser known comic (with a thick accent).

When I saw that on the news I was reminded of the time when I was 12 and got locked in the bathroom of a Winnebago for a few hours on the Ohio TP.

The security code was: "Number Two".

Why the hell would the pilot give the access code to a passenger and not one of the flight attendants? Unless it was a smaller plane that doesn't have attendants?

Ian F wrote: Why the hell would the pilot give the access code to a passenger and not one of the flight attendants? Unless it was a smaller plane that doesn't have attendants?

The flight only had a single attendant. Regulations mandate that when a pilot leaves the flight deck, a crew member must take his/her place; there were only three people making up the entire crew.

Yeah, great advertisement for your airline...."come fly the REALLY friendly skys, we'll let anyone into our cockpit".

I guess you should only give the password to guys with no accent if you get stuck in the E36 M3ter.

I wonder what thick foreign accent it was...Cockney?

spitfirebill wrote: I wonder what thick foreign accent it was...Cockney?

Scots sound pretty intimidating when they try to talk fast too.

So the flight attendants know better than to go near the bathroom when he is in there?

integraguy wrote: Yeah, great advertisement for your airline...."come fly the REALLY friendly skys, we'll let anyone into our cockpit".

"Ever been to a Turkish Prison, Johnnie?"

Salanis wrote:

integraguy wrote: Yeah, great advertisement for your airline...."come fly the REALLY friendly skys, we'll let anyone into our cockpit".

"Ever been to a Turkish Prison, Johnnie?"

Ever seen a grown man naked?

"Ever seen a grown man naked?"

where was Otto Pilot?

They were saying on the news here that he had a middle eastern accent, and the copilot thought he was a terrorist.

Joey: Wait a minute. I know you. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Roger Murdock: I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.
Joey: You are Kareem! I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets.
Roger Murdock: I think you should go back to your seat now Joey. Right Clarence?
Captain Oveur: Nahhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.
Roger Murdock: But just remember, my name is...
[showing his nametag]
Roger Murdock: ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.
Joey: I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense.
[Kareem's getting mad]
Joey: And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.
Roger Murdock: [breaking character] The hell I don't! LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

Hocrest wrote: When I saw that on the news I was reminded of the time when I was 12 and got locked in the bathroom of a Winnebago for a few hours on the Ohio TP.

Dee: Ooh, are you planning on getting yourself locked in the bathroom of your cousin's Winnebago for 3 days?

Frank: Shut up about that! I survived on hand soap and toilet water for three days. The memory haunts me.