They left paradise on a United flight — then took a nosedive toward the sea.
Tuesday that it’s investigating what happened and that it plans to release a preliminary report in two to three weeks. In a statement to The Post, United Airlines said the pilots, who have logged about 25,000 hours of flying experience combined, filed a safety report about the incident when they landed in San Francisco. United worked with the Federal Aviation Administration and the pilot’s union on an investigation, which resulted in more training for the two pilots.
After diving for nearly 20 seconds, the plane pulled up “at a very strong rate.” Williams clenched his teeth, squeezed his armrests, pushed himself into the back of his seat and kept muttering prayers. The plane leveled out, and it was over. Flight attendants made the rounds, reassuring flustered passengers. About 10 minutes after pulling out of the plunge, one of the pilots addressed them over the intercom.“Well folks, you probably felt a couple G’s on that one, but it’s going to be okay,” the pilot said, referring to the force of gravity passengers felt, according to Williams’s Facebook post. “We’re going to be just fine.
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