Bodycam video shows pilot arrested for DUI in cockpit ahead of flight

Moment Southwest pilot fails sobriety test before takeoff captured on bodycam footage

Pilot David Paul Allsop, 52, was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight in January after failing a field sobriety test right before he was meant to take off, newly released bodycam footage showed.

Southwest Pilot FAILS Sobriety Test Just Before Takeoff; Pulled Out Of Cockpit In Body Cam Video

Newly released body cam footage captures the moment a Southwest Airlines pilot was pulled from the cockpit just minutes before takeoff. Police say 52-year-old David Allsop failed multiple field sobriety tests on the jet bridge before his scheduled flight from Savannah to Chicago back in April. The FAA has revoked his license, and criminal charges are pending. Was disaster narrowly avoided? Watch the full video to see the tense exchange and the m…

Bodycam footage shows pilot accused of DUI arrested from cockpit

A pilot was pulled off a flight by police moments before the plane was about to take off as officers suspected he was intoxicated. Bodycam footage shared by Savannah Airport Police on Thursday (14 August) shows Southwest pilot David Allsop, 52, speaking to police about his recent alcohol consumption after he was escorted off the plane earlier this year. Allsop said that he drank a “few light beers” the night before with his first officer, and th…

Bodycam video shows pilot arrested for DUI in cockpit ahead of flight

New body-camera video has been released after a Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago earlier this year, police said.