A commercial pilot with a prosthetic arm momentarily lost control while landing his aircraft in Belfast, Ireland, when his prosthetic arm fell off the controls.

The 46-year-old senior captain was making a "flare maneuver" to level the plane right before touching down at the Belfast City Airport on Feb. 12, when "his prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft," according to a report on Thursday from the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).

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The flight, operated by Flybe and carrying 47 passengers on a Dash 8 aircraft, was coming into the airport in windy conditions. Instead of getting the co-pilot to steer for him, the pilot decided to move his right hand from the power levers of the craft to the steering column.

“He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily," reads the AAIB report (page 83 here).

Flybe said the captain involved in the incident is one of its most experienced and trusted pilots.

"The airline confirms that at no time was the safety of its passengers or crew compromised in any way, nor was the aircraft damaged," a Flybe spokesperson said in a statement to Mashable.

The captain told the AAIB that he would be more cautious in the future, both in checking that his prosthesis is attached to the steering column and in advising co-pilots of the possibility of it happening again.

Independent aviation analyst Chris Yates told the Belfast Telegraph that the incident was unfortunate, but not an indication that the pilot shouldn't fly.

“There is no earthly reason why someone with that range of disability should not fly an aircraft,” he told the paper.

"Flybe is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. This, in common with most airlines, means we do employ staff with reduced physical abilities. Where appropriate, and in accordance with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) requirements, this does include pilots," Flybe's Director of Flight Operations and Safety Captain Ian Baston said in a statement to Mashable.

"Following the incident, Flybe immediately undertook a detailed internal investigation from which it determined a series of additional fail-safe safety checks," the statement said. "These were rigorously tested and instigated immediately to ensure that this type of incident could not happen again."

Flybe is a low-cost airline carrier based in Exeter, England.