TV series "LOST"

Greetings,

I have a question regarding this series on TV at the moment here in NZ.

It’s basically about a bunch of people who survive an airline crash on a deserted island.
Anyway one of the scenes just after the aircraft crash lands has a turbofan still running on the upside down wing which has seperated from the fuselage.
Can this actually happen ?
I thought that it needed controls which operate from the (in this case ripped off and further into the jungle) cockpit.

Cheers
Chris
(TNZ)