My guess is that the other pilot had a heart attack or something, but wow… what bad timing.
(Reuters) – One of the pilots on the German Airbus plane that crashed in the French Alps, killing everyone onboard, left the cockpit and was unable to return before the plane went down, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing evidence from a cockpit voice recorder.
“The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer,” an unnamed investigator told the Times. “And then he hits the door stronger and no answer. There is never an answer.”
“You can hear he is trying to smash the door down,” the investigator added.
(Reporting by Peter Cooney in Washington; Editing by Eric Beech)
Wow, you are being kind.
I think massive suicide or terrorism is far more likely than a heart attack.
And the fact that they have not released any information on the pilots is even more troubling.
Looks like you’re right on the money, Dan. Co-pilot was 28, and had been depressed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11491587/Airbus-A320-crashes-in-French-Alps-with-148-people-on-board-live.html