The man, 60, was said to have a “developmental disorder” and had been onboard with his sister as part of a promotional ride from a flight school.
A small plane managed to avoid disaster after an autistic man grabbed the aircraft’s controls mid-air.
The pilot of a single-engine Cessna Skyhawk touched down Friday morning at Norwood Memorial Airport, just 12 miles outside of Boston, after a 60-year-old man grabbed the control yoke of the plane in the middle of the flight and attempted to move it around, policeThe man, who had a “development disorder,” had been aboard the plane with his sister as a promotional ride from a flight school.
Norwood Police and Fire departments arrived at the scene late Friday morning “out of an abundance of caution.” No injuries or damage to the plane was reported, and Norwood police said that the incident did not appear to be criminally motivated.The incident was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration and Massachusetts Department of Transportation.Friday’s emergency was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration and Massachusetts Department of Transportation, per standard procedure.
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