According to the WSJ, a "co-pilot hit the wrong button while trying to open the cockpit door for the plane’s captain, returning from the restroom" and the All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) airplane " tipped more than 130 degrees to the left at one point and dived about 1,900 meters in 30 seconds during a flight from Naha on the southern island of Okinawa to Tokyo." Woo wee... I feel sorry for those passengers who were not buckled in, but now it makes sense when you hear the pilot on any airplane flight suggest that you should have your seat-belt on at all times.
If you want to see a computer generated simulation of what happened, click here.
Link to video: http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/09/29/wrong-button-sends-ana-jet-upside-down/
Link to wsj article: http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/09/29/wrong-button-sends-ana-jet-upside-down/
Be safe on your airplane travels and remember to buckle up!
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