With the pilot down, a passenger with 'no idea how to fly' takes over and lands the plane
With the Pilot Down, a Passenger With 'No Idea How to Fly' Takes Over and Lands the Plane
“I’ve got a serious situation here,” the man said Tuesday afternoon, according to audio on LiveATC.net, a website that broadcasts and archives air traffic controller communications. “My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.”responded, asking if he knew the position of the single-engine Cessna 208.
According to Flight Aware, the plane had taken off earlier Tuesday from Marsh Harbour International Airport in the Bahamas. The aircraft was occupied by the pilot and two passengers, according to a Federal Aviation Administration news release. Officials haven’t identified any of them. Minutes passed before controllers were able to locate the plane, which by then was heading north over Boca Raton.