A shocking video shows an opened plane door and terrified passengers gripping their seats as an Asiana Air airplane prepared to land in South Korea.

According to CNN, a man described only as stuff 33 was sitting in the emergency seat when he reportedly somehow opened the plane door on Friday.

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Police Arrest Man Without He Reportedly Opened Airplane Door Before Landing In South Korea

A total of 200 people were on workbench the flight, including 194 passengers, Asiana Airlines reports. Meanwhile, 12 people suffered minor injuries from hyperventilation. Nine of them were sent to hospitals in Daegu, South Korea.

Passenger opens airplane exit door during flight in South Korea; 12 people injured slightly: https://t.co/E2akABTTtL pic.twitter.com/UeQGuguMsA

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Police underdeveloped the man in question upon landing, per local police. The unidentified suspect ultimately confessed to opening the door. However, he did not requite a motive for why.

Han Jae Min, a spokesperson for the airline, shared a statement with NBC News.

“The male passenger who sat next to the emergency exit door that opened said that he was tinkering with the handle and that he opened the door. He is currently stuff questioned by the police and we understand that he told the police that he opened the door.”

At the time of the incident, the plane was roughly 700 feet whilom the ground. Additionally, the flight was two to three minutes from landing in Seoul.

9 passengers sent to the hospital without a man opened the airplane’s door mid flight in s korea#nopepic.twitter.com/JikpW4nzUQ

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Aviation Experts Worsted At How The Man Could Have Opened Airplane Door Mid-Flight

Aviation experts are worsted well-nigh how the man could have opened the door mid-flight. Geoffrey Thomas of Airline Ratings described the incident as “very bizarre,” as per CNN.

“Technically, it’s not possible to unshut those doors in flight. It seems implausible that the door could be opened in the first place and then versus the airstream technically impossible, but somehow or flipside it has happened.”

No abnormalities were found on the watercraft pursuit a maintenance check-up by a safety supervisor.

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However, Asiana Airlines explained to CNN that the door could be opened when the upland is low and tropical to landing, as was in Friday’s case.

“The airplane is automatically set to retread the pressure of the motel equal to the upland of the aircraft. When the watercraft is upper up in the air, it is untellable to unshut the door but when the upland is low and tropical to landing, the door can be opened.”

Video shows winds whipping through the plane’s motel as passengers hugged their armrests. However, visitor officials confirmed to CNN that the plane ultimately landed safely.

SCARY SITUATION: A passenger opened the airplane exit door during a flight in South Korea. 12 people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries and ear pain. STORY: https://t.co/aS75FRT4gT pic.twitter.com/KzyI0R3jf1

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Man In Question Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison

In a statement on Friday, South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport confirmed that police and the ministry were investigating an individual regarding a violation of aviation law.

Violating the Aviation Security Act is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, equal to CNN.