Africa-Press – South-Sudan. A passenger with zero flight experience safely landed a plane in a bizarre incident described only as a ‘miracle’ in the aviation industry.
The passenger was on board a small private plane alongside two others, including the pilot, when the heroic incident took place on Tuesday afternoon, May 10, in Florid, United States.
The an unidentified passenger, however, was forced to take up an additional role of saving lives after the pilot became incapacitated mid-flight.
According to the audio obtained by CNN, the heroic passenger could be heard telling air traffic control that he doesn’t know how to fly the plane, according to the audio obtained by LiveATC.net.
“I’ve got a serious situation here,” the unidentified passenger said in the audio. “My pilot has gone incoherent, and I have no idea how to fly the plane.”
He was, however, directed to the runway by an air traffic controller at the Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
“Try to hold the wings level and see if you can start descending for me. Push forward on the controls and descend at a very slow rate,” the air traffic controller can be heard telling the man.
“Try to follow the coast either north or southbound. We’re trying to locate you,” the control was heard telling the ‘rookie pilot’ as they shouted instructions on how he could land the plane.
In additional audio captured by LiveATC.net, another air traffic controller can be heard telling other planes what had unfolded.
“You just witnessed a couple of passengers land that plane,” the tower operator can be heard telling an American Airlines pilot waiting to take off for Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Did you say the passengers landed the aeroplane?” the American Airlines pilot asked. “Oh, my God. Great job,” he said.
Two people were aboard the single-engine Cessna 208 when the pilot had a “possible medical issue,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The condition of the pilot was not immediately known.
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