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Didn’t this happen on an Airbus at least once? I seem to remember hearing that pilot’s iPhone got wedged behind the joystick and pushed the nose down until he c

Didn’t this happen on an Airbus at least once? I seem to remember hearing that pilot’s iPhone got wedged behind the joystick and pushed the nose down until he could knock it loose.

jaywalk 3y ago
There's not really anywhere for an iPhone to get wedged around the side stick on an Airbus.
TT-392 3y ago
I think that was a camera
PuffinBlue 3y ago
It was an RAF Voyager (Airbus A-330) I think you are referring to and a DSLR camera (Nikon D5300) that became wedged as you say[0]. The item didn't get knocked loose, it was the plane automation that saved the flight. The auto-pilot self-corrected and levelled off when it detected prolonged dangerous pitch down input[1]. [0] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-incident-involving-voyager-zz333-on-9-february-2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-i... [1] Page 37 of https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414367/20150317_-_Voyager_ZZ333_SI_Report_Part_1.4_Part_2_Ex_Pub.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
- nayuki 3y ago
  Mini Air Crash Investigation: How A Camera Sent This Passenger Jet Into A Terrifying NoseDive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VGsnztTo4A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VGsnztTo4A
  - Mawr 3y ago
    Probably a better video from MentourPilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-Fl66Jfao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-Fl66Jfao
- nsonha 3y ago
  > The auto-pilot self-corrected and levelled off when it detected prolonged dangerous pitch down input this makes Airbus the opposite of Boeing