Yesterday’s plane incident from Denver, where the Continental Flight 1404 skidded off the runway, was described by one of the passengers, who posted a few words using his Twitter account.

The passenger, Mike Wilson, put down a few words which we will not be able to present here, followed by “I wasbjust in a plane crash!” – the typo should be overlooked, as in similar conditions it is hard to believe that any of us would do a better job.

Still, many did not understand why someone involved in such a stressful event would even consider logging on to the Web, as there must be many other things that would come to mind in a time like this. Mr. Siddique of the Guardian wondered if Mr. Wilson’s quick Twitter log-on represents that the line between actually living one’s life and reporting on it has been somehow crossed: “Should anything be off limits for bloggers and tweeters, or is nothing sacred?” he asked.

Mr. Wilson came forward with another tweet to explain that he wasn’t sending the messages from the burned-down plane, as he logged on when he was at a safe distance from the plane. “Just to clarify, I was NOT tweeting from inside a burning plane. My first tweet wasn’t sent until I was safely away from the plane.“

Five of the onboard passengers from the plane remain hospitalized — one in serious condition, one in fair condition and three in good condition. Luckily, there were no fatalities, and 33 of the 38 who were hospitalized have already been released.