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Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson was catching a ride from Everett Washington, to San Francisco, California.\\xa0 The off-duty pilot was seated in the cockpit jump seat of Horizon Air Flight 2059,\\xa0 having casual conversation with the pilot and co-pilot. Without warning, Emerson attempted to shut off the engine, midflight.\\xa0

Emerson reportedly tried "to grab and pull two red fire handles" that would have activated the plane\'s emergency fire suppression system and cut off fuel to its engines.\\xa0 Emerson was subdued and the flight diverted to Portland Oregon.\\xa0

Eighty-four people, crew and passengers were aboard the plane.\\xa0

Joining Nancy Grace today:\\xa0

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• Ed Booth - Board Certified Aviation Attorney and partner at Marks Gray Law Firm, Fmr. Prosecutor, Airline Transport Rated Pilot, profession at Jacksonville University School of Aviation\\xa0
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• \\xa0Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: @TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"\\xa0
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• Captain Ross Sagun -\\xa0Fmr. commercial airline pilot and air safety representative for over 40 years, investigation, Aviation expert and consultant for Sagun Aviation Consulting,\\xa0www.sagunaviationconsulting.com\\xa0
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• Mary Schiavo -\\xa0 Former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation, Aviation attorney and CNN Aviation analyst, Author: \\u201cFlying Blind, Flying Safe\\u201d, Maryschiavo.com\\xa0\\xa0
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• Matthias Gafni - \\xa0Investigative reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle, \\xa0www.sfchronicle.com,\\xa0\\xa0Twitter: @mgafni\\xa0\\xa0
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