Peter Edenhoffer doesn’t remember which teams were playing in last year’s Super Bowl. A year later, Sunday, February 5, 2017, is still pretty much a blur, because that Super Bowl Sunday was the night Edenhoffer was flying his Cessna Cardinal alone back to his home airport, Cox Field near Paris Texas (PRX) from San Antonio when he experienced a harrowing event.
Super Bowl Sunday Stirs Memories for Texas Pilot and Center Controllers
Key Takeaways:
- Pilot Peter Edenhoffer experienced a critical electrical failure mid-flight, losing all aircraft instruments and radio communication during an instrument approach on a dark, cloudy night.
- Fort Worth Center controllers, after losing radio contact, innovatively re-established communication by finding Edenhoffer's cell number and sending crucial flight instructions via text messages.
- This collaborative effort between a resourceful pilot and an adaptive ATC team, utilizing unconventional texting, successfully guided Edenhoffer to a safe landing at Greenville Majors Airport.
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