Pilot in cockpit jump seat on Horizon Air flight tried to shut down engines in midflight, say fellow pilots

Sunday flight to San Francisco from Everett, Wash., was diverted to Portland

A pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the two pilots.

The San Francisco–bound flight on Sunday diverted to Portland, Ore., where it was met by law enforcement officers. The incident happened on a Horizon Air flight that left Everett, Wash., at 5:23 p.m. local time and landed in Portland an hour later. “We’ve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. And he — doesn’t sound like he’s causing any issue in the back right now, and I think he’s subdued,” one of the pilots said on audio captured by LiveATC.com. “Other than that, we want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and parked.”

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