Or landing. A famous case is the death of Kara Hultgreen, who suffered a compressor stall and subsequent asymmetric thrust while trying to land a F-14 on an aircraft carrier.
> The radar intercept officer in the rear seat, Lt. Matthew Klemish, initiated ejection for himself and Hultgreen as soon as it was apparent the aircraft was becoming uncontrollable. First in the automated ejection sequence, Klemish survived. However, by the time Hultgreen's seat fired 0.4 seconds later, the plane had exceeded 90 degrees of roll, and she was ejected downward into the water, killing her instantly.
It seems that she was just 0.4 seconds too late, otherwise she could have survived like Klemish.
Well, the plane was. When either co-pilot or pilot ejects, the other is ejected as well shortly after (on pretty much all planes). The delay is likely there to make sure it goes smoothly.