Archive · 17 Aug 2025
Bodycam Shows Southwest Pilot Failing Sobriety Test Before Flight
A Southwest Airlines pilot, David Allsop, was arrested before his flight after failing a sobriety test.
This happened after a TSA officer noticed something was wrong.
Bodycam video showed the pilot struggling with the test and admitting to drinking the night before.
The pilot's license was suspended, and he was later sent to jail.
The flight was delayed while the airline found a new pilot.
Bodycam footage shows Southwest pilot David Allsop failing a sobriety test before a flight.
Allsop was removed from the cockpit after a TSA officer reported a crew member appearing intoxicated.
The incident occurred before Southwest Flight 3772, scheduled from Savannah to Chicago.
Allsop told police he had a drink about 10 hours before the test.
He was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to being impaired by alcohol.
- Who
- David Paul Allsop, a Southwest Airlines pilot.
- What
- A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol.
- When
- January 15, 2025
- Where
- Savannah Hilton Head Airport in Georgia
- Why
- Police suspected Allsop was under the influence of alcohol before a flight.
- Airline
- Southwest Airlines
- Pilot's Name
- David Paul Allsop
- Flight Number
- 3772
- Departure Airport
- Savannah Hilton Head Airport
- Arrival Airport
- Chicago
- Date of Incident
- January 15, 2025
- Sentence
- 10 months imprisonment
