Say what???

You know, I've always wondered if this could happen when some hefty-sized seat mates plonk down next to me on a flight. Or, heck, I wonder it even in regards to myself if I've had a big meal or three... Read on:

A United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday evening was forced to make an emergency landing after a row of seats gave way during takeoff and slid into the row behind it, injuring one passenger.

United flight 1139 took off as scheduled at 5:20 p.m., said Robin Urbanski, spokeswoman for the airlines. But minutes later, a bolt holding down three occupied seats in Row 3 loosened and the seats slid backward into the three passengers in Row 4. The pilot turned the plane around and returned to the airport.

A woman unfortunately seated in Row 4 reported an injured knee. While I hope she gets better I can't help but wonder the collective weight of Row 3 and if it was unusually high...

Crazy!

Row of seats on United Airlines flight collapses forcing emergency landing [Seattle Times]