In-Air Emergencies Can Cause Lasting Trauma NYT > Climate and Environment By: Carly Lewis 25 November 2024 at 05:00 Extreme turbulence, a blown-out door, an engine on fire: For passengers and crew members who have experienced in-air emergencies, the pain endures. Β© Clayton Cotterell for The New York TimesShandy Brewer was on the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a door in-flight. Now she has nightmares about flying and is startled by loud noises. βThereβs a cloud over me all the time reminding me that I could die at any second,β she said.