2004年11月11日，一場震驚全中國的「扒飛機事件」發生在中國。當天上午9點半，四川航空3U8670航班從昆明飛抵重慶機場，當地面人員按照慣例檢查飛機時，竟發現起落架附近纏繞著衣物，進一步查看後，在起落艙的狹窄角落裡發現一名奄奄一息、幾乎失去意識的少年。這名少年就是湖南懷化的梁攀龍，年僅14歲。他的生還被稱作奇蹟，因為他在萬米高空的艙外環境下足足堅持一個半小時。

事件的背後充滿青少年叛逆與網絡時代初期的影響。自2002年起，梁攀龍迷上網吧與遊戲，成績不斷下滑，與父母關係緊張。母親為了防止他夜裡偷跑，甚至半夜起身檢查，父親則在外地工作，常打電話勸導卻總以爭吵收場。正值青春期的梁攀龍無法承受父母的管束，最後決定離家出走。他與好友束清在昆明機場附近徘徊，最終誤入跑道邊草叢。當清晨陽光照醒他們時，恰好看到一架即將起飛的大飛機，便產生了冒險心理，嘗試從起落架爬進飛機。

隨著飛機發動機轟鳴，兩名少年措手不及，飛機起飛瞬間，束清因重心不穩直接墜落，當場喪命。梁攀龍則死死抓住金屬杆，在驚恐與悔恨中堅持下來。起落架收回後，他被夾在極狹窄的空間中，還要面對萬米高空的稀薄氧氣與零下數十度低溫，身體逐漸麻木，意識模糊。他曾一度差點被甩出機艙，但憑著強烈的求生本能，再次爬回艙內。最終，當飛機降落重慶時，機場人員才發現了他，並立即送醫急救。

消息傳出後，全國媒體爭相報導，輿論嘩然。兩名少年的遭遇讓社會震驚，也引發對青少年教育、家庭關係以及機場安檢的廣泛討論。梁攀龍的父母在這段時間四處尋找失蹤的兒子，最後在新聞中才得知他倖存的消息。而束清的家庭則陷入巨大悲痛。

事後，梁攀龍因高空缺氧與嚴寒，身體留下嚴重後遺症。2005年初，他被診斷患有航空性中耳炎，還有聽力損傷：右耳耳膜內陷、左耳耳膜穿孔。父母為兒子的遭遇心痛不已，遂向昆明機場和四川航空提出索賠，認為監管不嚴才導致悲劇。但法院認為，梁攀龍的行為本身危及飛行安全，若支持索賠，恐造成不良示範。最終法院駁回訴求，但航空公司基於人道考量，向梁家補償5萬元，向束清家補償7萬元。

經歷這場生死邊緣的荒唐冒險後，梁攀龍的性格明顯收斂許多。他回到學校，過上了相對安分的生活。多年過去，這起事件仍被不少人視為「現實版碟中諜」的奇談，但同時也成為一個血淋淋的警示，提醒社會對青少年叛逆行為、家庭教育缺失與公共安全監管的深刻反思。

On November 11, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8670 from Kunming landed at Chongqing Airport. During a routine inspection after landing, a ground staff member noticed clothing caught on the aircraft’s landing gear. Alarmed, he investigated the landing gear bay and discovered a teenage boy curled up inside, nearly unconscious. Shocked, the worker immediately reported the incident to airport authorities and called for medical assistance. The boy was rushed to a hospital.

Soon, through contact with Kunming Airport, the truth emerged. Shortly after the flight’s takeoff, staff in Kunming had discovered the body of another teenager near the runway. The survivor was identified as 14-year-old Liang Panlong, and the deceased was his friend Shu Qing. At an age when they should have been in school, the two boys had hidden themselves inside an aircraft’s landing gear bay, risking their lives. The tragedy raised questions: Why would they attempt such a reckless act, and how did Liang manage to survive 1.5 hours in the sky at altitudes of 10,000 meters? And what became of him two decades later?

Liang’s troubles began in 2002, when he became addicted to the internet. He skipped classes, spent nights sneaking out to internet cafés, and his grades plummeted. His parents were deeply worried. His mother often woke at midnight to check if he was still at home, sometimes even accompanying him to school. His father, working away from home, frequently called to scold him for neglecting his studies. Rebellious and unable to handle the constant pressure, Liang decided to run away.

Together with his friend Shu Qing, Liang hid in the grass near the airport. After a night spent outdoors, the boys awoke to see a large plane nearby—the very Sichuan Airlines flight later involved in the incident. Unable to reach the cabin doors, they decided to climb up the landing gear. While they were still clambering around, the engines roared to life, and the plane began its takeoff roll. Startled and panicked, the boys tried to cling to whatever they could. As the plane lifted off, Liang managed to grab a metal rod, but Shu was thrown off and fell to his death. Horrified and grief-stricken, Liang held on as the landing gear retracted, squeezing him into the bay.

The ordeal that followed was harrowing. At cruising altitude, the freezing temperatures and lack of oxygen nearly killed him. He shivered uncontrollably, his body growing numb, and his consciousness fading. At one point, he nearly slipped, but survival instinct forced him to cling tightly and crawl deeper inside the gear compartment. By the time the plane landed in Chongqing, Liang was barely alive. Airport workers who found him were stunned; none had ever encountered a stowaway in such circumstances.

The incident quickly made national headlines: “Two Boys Hide on Plane, One Dead, One Survives.” Liang’s father, who had returned from Guangdong to search for his runaway son, finally reconnected with him through police. Shu’s family also came forward.

Liang’s survival, however, came at a cost. In January 2005, medical examinations revealed he had developed aviation-related otitis media, suffered hearing loss, an indented eardrum in his right ear, and a perforated eardrum in his left. Two months later, his parents filed a lawsuit against Kunming Airport and Sichuan Airlines, claiming poor security had allowed the boys access to the plane. But the court rejected the case, reasoning that Liang’s reckless actions endangered both himself and others. Supporting such claims, it argued, would encourage copycats. Even so, on humanitarian grounds, Sichuan Airlines compensated the families: 50,000 yuan to Liang’s family and 70,000 yuan to Shu’s.

After this reckless brush with death, Liang’s attitude changed. Chastened by the experience, he returned to school and began living more quietly, leaving behind the reckless impulses of his youth.