The passenger landed the Cessna Caravan at Palm Beach International Airport. [File photo: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]
Key Takeaways:
A passenger with no piloting experience successfully landed a Cessna 208 Caravan at Palm Beach International Airport.
The emergency arose after the aircraft's pilot suffered a medical emergency, rendering him incoherent and incapacitated.
Air traffic controllers from Treasure Coast International and Palm Beach Approach provided crucial, step-by-step guidance to the passenger, leading to a remarkably smooth and safe landing.
A passenger with no piloting experience landed a Cessna 208 Caravan on Tuesday at Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI) with the help of air traffic controllers after the airplane’s pilot reportedly suffered a medical emergency that incapacitated him.
“I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.”
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Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
