Alaska Airlines Pilot Attempts to Crash Plane: Cockpit Audio Revealed

Emergency Landing Request

• ✈️ Horizon Air Flight 2059 requested an emergency landing in Portland after a jumpseater attempted to shut down the engines.
• 🚨 The pilot stated, "We need to make an emergency landing" and "We need to go uh direct to Portland now."

Pilot's Distressed State

• 😥 The jumpseater, identified as former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson, expressed "I'm not ok."
• ❓ A flight crew member asked, "What's wrong? You want to be home?" to which Emerson responded affirmatively.

Cockpit Struggle

• 💥 A struggle ensued in the cockpit as Emerson attempted to disable the aircraft's engines.
• 🗣️ Emerson reportedly unleashed a string of expletives during the incident.
• ⚠️ The audio captures the tense moments leading up to the diversion of the San Francisco-bound flight.