pulled his plane began to plunge after it was struck by lightning , but autopilot ignored the pilot 's commands to climb and tried to crash the plane into the sea .
the airliner pitched down , falling at 9,500 ft a minute , and fell to just 1,100 ft above the ocean before it was about to crash into the icy water .
the loganair flight was just seconds from crashing into the north sea before its commander saved the day .