On August 12, 2011 it was reported that a drunk passenger – a U.S. Olympic hopeful – who had consumed 8 drinks emptied his bladder on a sleeping 11-year-old girl as he stumbled down the aisle inflight to use the toilet.  Robert “Sandy” Vietze, 18, was aboard JetBlue Flight 166 from Portland, Oregon to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport when the incident happened.  Vietze was quoted as saying, “I was drunk, and I didn’t realize I was pissing on her leg”.

Vietze’s action violated the USSA code of conduct and team agreement according to a representative of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.  As a result, Sandy Vietze has been dismissed from the U.S. Ski Team.  When the plane arrived at the gate in New York, Vietze was issued a federal summons for indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, and he could face up to one year in jail.