Heads Up: Southwest Pilot Incapacitated By Falling Display During Takeoff

In a bizarre and literal case of catastrophic malfunction, the pilot of Southwest Airlines flight 568 was given a concussion when his heads-up display came loose during takeoff. The HUD is a standard piece of equipment on many 737s and rarely fails. The aircraft continued to climb in its ascent profile but the captain began to feel unwell from how hard the HUD hit him in the head, as the Independent reported.