captain.Īccording to the Associated Press, Assistant U.S. When the plane reached cruising altitude, Huck stepped out of the pilot's seat, deliberately took off his clothes, and watched pornography on his laptop.įederal prosecutors said in a statement: “As the deputy captain continues to perform his duties, Huck has progressed and committed misconduct in the cockpit.” The prosecutors pointed out that Huck had never seen the female deputy before the flight. The court learned that the incident occurred on a flight from Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando International Airport on August 10, 2020. A judge in Maryland sentenced him to a year of probation and ordered him to pay a fine of $5,000. As the flight mission continued, Huck also did progressive "improper behavior" in the cockpit. The prosecutor said that 60-year-old Michael Hack exposed his private parts in the cockpit to the female co-pilot and watched pornographic content on his laptop. The retirement benefits were subsequently cancelled by the company. 31, 2020.Īs part of Haak’s plea deal, prosecutors recommended probation without ordering him to register as a sex offender.According to British BBC reports, former Southwest Airlines pilot Michael Haak recently admitted to the court that he had committed indecent, indecent or obscene behavior during his flight last year and was sentenced to probation and fined. The last flight he piloted for the company was on Aug.
Haak left Southwest Airlines three weeks after the incident. “She had a right not to be subjected to this kind of behavior, regardless of what may have motivated it or prompted it,” he said. Attorney Michael Cunningham added that the woman “unfortunately suffered some consequences” following the incident.Ĭunningham claimed it wasn’t a result of her encounter with Haak but did not share further details on the matter.
“As the plane continued its flight, Haak further engaged in inappropriate conduct in the cockpit, as the first officer continued to perform her duties as an assigned aircrew member,” court documents stated.Ĭoulson told Haak his actions had a traumatic effect on the female co-pilot. However, prosecutors accused him of leaving the pilot’s seat to disrobe and proceeded to watch the pornographic content. I never imagined it would turn into this in a thousand years,” Haak claimed in a remote hearing. “It started as a consensual prank between me and the other pilot. Once the flight reached cruising altitude, Haak was accused of exposing himself and watching pornography on a laptop in front of the female officer.
10, 2020, while the Southwest Airlines pilot was flying passengers from Philadelphia to Orlando. The misdemeanor is punishable by a maximum of 90 days in jail, but Haak was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $5,000. He was charged in Maryland since it was one of the states the plane traveled over during the flight. Haak admitted to intentionally committing “a lewd, indecent or obscene act” during the flight. On Friday, Michael Haak, 60, pleaded guilty to federal charges in front of U.S. A former pilot for Southwest Airlines has been fined and sentenced to probation for exposing himself to a female first officer and watching pornography during a flight.