Florida-bound American Airways Aircraft Drops 15,000 Ft In 3 Minutes: ‘It Was Terrifying’
An American Airways aircraft headed to Florida dropped over 15,000 ft in a matter of three minutes, flight data point out.
American Airways Flight 5916 on Thursday took off from Charlotte, North Carolina, and was headed to Gainesville, Florida when crew members on the aircraft reported a attainable pressurization situation, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration instructed FOX 35.
The aircraft went on to land at Gainesville Regional Airport simply earlier than 5 p.m.
One passenger, University of Florida Professor Harrison Hove, wrote on social media that the incident was “terrifying.”
“I’ve flown a lot. This was scary,” Hove mentioned. “Kudos to our amazing flight crew-cabin staff and pilots on American Air 5916.
The photos cannot capture the burning smell, loud bang or ear pops.”
FlightAware information exhibits that the flight dropped nearly 20,000 ft inside an 11-minute span.
College of Florida Professor Harrison Hove snapped photographs of the horrifying flight after the aircraft leveled out.X/Harrison Hove
Oxygen masks have been dropped from the overhead as a result of fast loss in altitude.X/Harrison Hove
43 minutes into the flight, the aircraft dropped 18,600 ft inside a matter of six minutes.
“Something failed midflight and depressurized the cabin,” Hove wrote on X, previously often called Twitter.
“The burning smell can apparently be attributed to using the oxygen canisters. The wing flaps came out to immediately lower our altitude so there would be more oxygen. It was terrifying but turned out ok.”
In an announcement, an American Airways spokesperson instructed FOX Enterprise that the sudden drop in altitude was resulting from a pressurization situation.
“American Eagle flight 5916, operated by Piedmont Airlines, from Charlotte (CLT) to Gainesville, Florida (GNV) landed safely in GNV on Thursday, August 10. While in flight, the crew received an indication of a possible pressurization issue and immediately and safely descended to a lower altitude. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience and thank our team for their professionalism,” the spokesperson mentioned.
