North Carolina co-pilot who jumped from plane upset about hard landing: NTSB
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A copilot who jumped to his death from a small airplane in North Carolina last month was upset over damaging the craft’s landing gear during a failed runaway approach earlier in the day.
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The plane’s pilot in command told federal investigators that Crooks "became visibly upset about the hard landing" in the minutes after they diverted to another airport for an emergency landing, the report stated.
The copilot opened his side cockpit window and "may have gotten sick," the report stated. He then lowered the ramp in the back of the airplane, indicating that he felt like he was going to be sick and needed air.