Co-pilot admits he wanted to crash flydubai jet, said he was 'not afraid of death': Report. Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who stabbed the Indian pilot mid-air, told investigators that he wanted to crash the plane deliberately and was "not afraid of death," WSJ reported. Hammami attacked Indian pilot with a crash axe before attempting to take control of aircraft. The plane plunged over 16,000 feet in around 30 seconds before injured captain opened cockpit for.