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
