Pilot run over by his own jet

A passenger jet pilot nearly died when he fell out of a door and was run over by his own plane.

The 42-year-old tumbled under the wheels and was dragged along the runway at Gatwick.

The luxury Learjet 45 had surged forward during pre-flight checks — after the co-pilot accidentally knocked a thrust lever.

The jet commander was making his way to the cockpit from the rear of the plane and fell sideways through the open door.

He was seriously injured when he was crushed under the aircraft’s wheels and dragged across the tarmac.

The black twin-engine executive jet — which had no passengers on board — also hit a ground worker and crashed into a parked vehicle before spinning to a halt.