Originally Posted by
tom11011
Is anyone aware of any circumstance where a commercial airliners crash axe was used for any reason? In all my years of flying I cannot recall this as a topic of discussion.
It was used by the co-pilot to escape the cockpit of Comair 9151 following the post-crash fire. Despite extensive burns, he was able to extricate himself through the windshield using the axe. He would eventually return to the cockpit to fly another day. The use of the axe was something mentioned on a documentary I saw years ago.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comair_Flight_5191