A passenger successfully landed a Cessna 150 at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) after the pilot became incapacitated due to a medical emergency.
The pilot later died, though it remains unclear if the cause was the medical emergency, the hard landing, or a combination of both.
Guided by others over the radio, the passenger executed a hard landing that resulted in a broken nosewheel and smoke, but she was reportedly uninjured.
A woman passenger made a hard landing in a Cessna 150 on October 18 at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) in Gainesville, Georgia, after the pilot was incapacitated.
The pilot later died, according to the Aviation Safety Network, though it is unclear whether his death resulted from the hard landing, the medical emergency, or a combination of both.
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