o'donnell: it's been said the best pil o'donnell: it's been said the oust pilots have ice water in their veins, and you're about to meet two who fit the bill. here's david martin. reporter: watch what wbr-id "wbr9781" happened rrst march when a navy radar plane landed on the carrier "eisenhower." the arresting wire snapped, and instead of lurching to a halt, the 45,000-pound turboprop went off the front of the ship, frmpletely disappearing from a ght for what seems like a very long time. you ever had a close call like that? uh, i've had some close calls, but that was the really, t ally close call there, sir. s reporter: lieutenant matt halliwell was the pilot of a plane that unlike most carrier aircraft, has no ejection seat.