article_snippet.sent: A hero pilot pulled A hero pilot plane out of a terrifying North Sea nosedive with just seven seconds to spare.
article_snippet.sent: his plane began to plunge after his plane was struck by lightning, but autopilot ignored the pilot’s commands to climb and tried to crash his plane into North Sea.
article_snippet.sent: his plane pitched down, falling at 9,500ft a minute, and fell to just 1,100ft above the ocean the ocean before his plane commander wrestled back control just moments before it was about to crash into the icy water.
article_snippet.sent: The Loganair flight was just seconds from crashing into North Sea before The Loganair flight commander saved the day .
article_snippet.sent: A hero pilot put out a Mayday emergency signal before regaining control and saving A hero pilot 30 passengers and three crew just moments before his plane plunged into North Sea.
article_snippet.sent: An AAIB probe discovered that the autopilot on the Loganair Saab 2000 G-LGNO had remained engaged and the pilot’s actions were countered by the system, causing the dive.
highlights_snippet.sent: Plunged to just 1,100ft above the ocean before pilot regained control .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Probe found autopilot ignored pilot’s commands to climb and tried to crash .