A shocking aviation incident happened a couple of days ago in which a US Florida-bound plane of American Airlines dropped over 15,000 feet in just three minutes, according to the media reports. American Airlines flight 5916 was heading from Floridas Gainesville to Charlotte, North Carolina in the US, meanwhile, this incident took place. This left the passengers in massive shock and trauma when the plane reported a possible pressurisation issue.Heres the passengers tweet:One of a passenger aboard, Harrison Hove who is also a professor at the University of Florida took this traumatising journey to social media. He called the incident terrifying and also said that the photos cannot capture the burning smell, loud bang or ear pops. Sharing pictures on X, formerly known as Twitter, the oxygen masks can be seen hanging in the plane with many passengers, including him, trying to breathe with its help.Ive flown a lot. This was scary. Kudos to our amazing flight crew- cabin staff and pilots on @AmericanAir 5916. The photos cannot capture the burning smell, loud bang or ear pops. Good to be on the ground. #AA5916 #CLT #GNV pic.twitter.com/P8pPrvOQDQ— Harrison Hove (@HarrisonHove) August 10, 2023“Ive flown a lot. This was scary. Kudos to our amazing flight crew- cabin staff and pilots on @AmericanAir 5916. The photos cannot capture the burning smell, loud bangs or ear pops. Good to be on the ground,” he said in the caption while sharing his ordeal.According to data shared by FlightAware, the plane dropped almost 20,000 feet within 11 minutes. The plane descended 18,600 feet in less than six minutes after 43 minutes into the journey.In another tweet, Hove said, “Something failed mid-flight and depressurized the cabin. The burning smell can apparently be attributed to using the oxygen canisters.”Further, he said that the wing flaps came out to immediately lower our altitude so there would be more oxygen. He added, “It was terrifying but turned out ok.”American Airlines stance on this incidentBriefing about the incident, American Airlines said the crew decided to safely descend at a lower altitude because of the pressurisation issue. “American Eagle flight 5916, operated by Piedmont Airlines, from Charlotte (CLT) to Gainesville, Florida (GNV) landed safely in GNV on Thursday, August 10. While in flight, the crew received an indication of a possible pressurisation issue and immediately and safely descended to a lower altitude. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience and thank our team for their professionalism,” a spokesperson said.
