and chaotic, as i experienced in a combat mission over afghanista afghanistan. the pull of gravity and an adrenaline rush all have to be dealt with, while, at the same time, flying an extraordinarily complex air craft. >> it's a very, very difficult proposition, even for a seasoned, well-experienced pilot, to be able to handle an engine failure or fire right after takeoff. >> reporter: steve ganyard, an abc news consultant, is a former f-18 pilot, as well as instructor and crash investigator. >> i'm sure they were over populated areas and they wanted to do everything they could to get that airplane away from populated areas, away from where, if it went into the ground, it would hurt people. the airplane wasn't flyable anymore and they were very close to the ground and also we saw, landed very close to the wreckage, which tells me that it was a very late decision to eject. >> reporter: you can see just how close it might have been for these two pilots in this 2010 video of another fighter jet crash. that is the parachute there on the left. in 2008, the pilot of a

snapped while in mid flight, ran up and down the aisles talking about bombs on pwoerbgsd afghanista board, afghanistan and iraq. clayton osbon was in federal court after the jetblue copilot had an emergency landing of that flight. he was taken off the plane in shackles. he appeared in court this morning to answer charges against him of interfering with a flight crew. he could go to prison for 20 years. meantime his wife has released a statement thanking the passengers for their compassionate handling of the situation. she points out that he did not lash out at anybody, she clearly thinks he is ill, or had some kind of an episode. at any rate we'll le let you know what happens at a result of that federal court hearing in texas. this fox news alert for you out of russia this morning, a deadly plane crash in snowy siberia. 31 people died when the twin-engine turbo prop operated by ut air went down shortly after take off. 12 people managed to survive the terrible crash. greg palkot is in london for us now. >> reporter: yeah, jon, according to the russian media reports which we have been following all day,