An off-duty pilot said he tried to down a plane to 'wake up' from a bad magic mushrooms trip

• An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot is accused of trying to turn off a plane's engines mid-flight.
• He said that he did it because he was trying to "wake up" from a bad psychedelic mushroom trip.
• The pilot suffered from mental health issues but said he didn't seek help as he feared losing his job. 

An off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight said he attempted to down the plane to "wake up" from a bad psychedelic trip.

Joseph Emerson, a pilot for the airline, was sitting in the cockpit jump seat as a passenger when he tried to turn off the plane's engines mid-flight.