Haynes, informed the crew they'd proceed with a crash-landing - and it'd be rough, he warned.Ĭallender said the pilots told the crew they didn't have any hydraulics and couldn't break or steer.
"After a couple minutes, I thought, 'Maybe we're going to be OK.' "īut the situation was more severe.
Schemmel heard an explosion from the rear of the plane and his thoughts narrowed to bombs and terrorism: "For a while I thought it was doomsday." Jerry Schemmel (credit: CBS)Ī little more than an hour into the flight, portions of the tail-mounted engine failed, fractured and then punctured portions of the hydraulic systems, severely limiting the pilots' control of the plane and disabling the landing gear. As with any crash, location meant everything. Ramsdell sat about seven rows back, Schemmel believes. Schemmel took his seat in row 23, behind the second bulkhead on a plane of 38 rows and close to an emergency exit.
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