Featured image of post A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane in a Florida airport after the pilot became incapacitated

A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane in a Florida airport after the pilot became incapacitated

A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a private plane in a Florida airport Tuesday afternoon, May 10, when the pilot became incapacitated.

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A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a private plane in a Florida airport Tuesday afternoon, May 10, when the pilot became incapacitated.

Highlights

  • Passenger with no flying experience safely landed private plane at Palm Beach International Airport.
  • Two people were aboard the single-engine Cessna 208 when the pilot had a “possible medical issue” The condition of the pilot was not immediately known.
  • Passenger can be heard saying he doesn’t know how to fly the plane, according to LiveATC.net audio CNN obtained.
  • The plane eventually touched down in Florida Tuesday afternoon, May 10, when pilot became incapacitated.
  • It landed in Florida, where the condition of pilot is not known; condition of him is not yet known.
  • “I’ve got a serious situation here,” the passenger said in the audio.