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Pilot down, passenger lands plane safely

12 May 2022
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2022-05-12 15:42

Air traffic controllers in Florida got an urgent call from a passenger in a small plane.The man used cockpit radio to communicate after realizing the pilot was too sick to handle the controls.

Controllers kept the man calm and asked for the plane's position. Eventually they spotted the Cessna 280 heading north over Boca Raton. Then, controllers guided him to a safe landing at Palm Beach International Airport. FAA confirmed that the pilot and passenger were the only two people aboard.There was no immediate word on the condition of the pilot, and authorities didn't release their identities.

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