From CNN:
"The crew of a United Airlines plane used an ax to subdue a man Thursday when he attempted to enter the cockpit on a flight from Miami, Florida, to Argentina, an airline spokesman said.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said the plane landed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, without incident. She said the ax used to subdue the man was one usually carried on the plane.
Passenger Jan Boyer said he was sleeping when a commotion awoke him and he got out of his seat to investigate.
"I faced an individual who was basically kicking the door of the cockpit in sort of a kung-fu style," Boyer said. "I said, 'What are you doing?' And he said, 'I want to talk to the captain.'
"The cockpit door is divided into two sections, and the lower section actually opens up ... and he had actually inserted himself, his torso into the cockpit," Boyer said. He said he and other passengers jumped on the man, and the plane's co-pilot then hit the man "bluntly on the head" with the ax.
"This led to a lot of blood all over the place," Boyer said. He said the man then was dragged out of the cockpit and restrained.
United spokesman Joe Hopkins said a passenger on United Flight 855 was restrained by the flight crew after he became unruly and tried to enter the cockpit. He had no details on how the main was restrained.
The cockpit of the plane had a reinforced door, the FAA said.
The man, a Uruguayan, was turned over to Argentine police and taken to a hospital. The extent of his injuries was not known."
