Robert Morgan, who has operated in the industry for 20 years, was on his break Tuesday afternoon reading a book outside after changing shifts with a colleague when he received an emergency call that a passenger with no flight knowledge was trying to land a flight safely after the pilot tolerated a medical emergency and fell unconscious. Morgan had never flown the Cessna 208 Caravan plane before, WBPF reports but is an FAA-certified flight instructor with around 1,200 hours of flying time under his belt.
He quickly determined to print out a layout of the cockpit, which he used to direct the passenger through the steps of flying and landing the plane as he toiled with the navigation system.
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But soon, the flight from Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbor, the Bahamas, landed at its terminus at the Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
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“I just feel like it was probably meant to happen,” Morgan briefed the news station. “I knew the plane was flying like any other plane. I just had to keep him calm, point him to the runway, and tell him how to reduce the power so he could descend to land.”
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“Before I knew it, he was like, ‘I'm on the ground. How do I turn this thing off?’ Once he landed, Morgan declared, he ran out to meet the passenger - who has not yet been recognized - and the two hugged on the tarmac. 'It felt really good to help somebody, and he told me that he was going to go home tonight to see his pregnant wife.”
Air traffic control recordings have disclosed just how taut the situation was as the unnamed passenger with no flying experience attempted to safely land the Cessna light aircraft - a feat that one JetBlue pilot said was 'nothing short of a miracle.'
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In the audio, obtained by DailyMail.com, the passenger could be caught telling air traffic control in Fort Pierce, while flying over the Florida coastline around 70 miles north of his destination. “My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.' An air traffic control agent then replied: 'Roger. What's your position?”
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The passenger responded: “I have no idea. I can see the coast of Florida in front of me. And I have no idea.” The audibly stunned air traffic controller in Fort Pierce then told the passenger that he would try and pinpoint the plane when the emergency call came through over his radio.
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“Maintain wings level and just try to follow the coast, either north or southbound,” the controller expressed. “We're trying to locate you.” For the next four minutes, the audio showed the passenger remained remarkably calm as he attempted to work out what to do and wait for the air traffic controller to find his aircraft.
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“Have you guys located me yet?” he questioned after a while. “I can't even get my nav screen to turn on. It has all the information on it. You guys have any ideas on that?”
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The man was ultimately found flying off the coast of Boca Raton, and Morgan, at the Palm Beach airport, yet managed to talk him down as he guided him on how to land the plane. air traffic control at Palm Beach airport managed to talk him down, guiding him on how to land the plane. The landing was a little wobbly, but ultimately safe and successful according to air traffic control, who was astounded at the passenger's ability to settle the plane on the runway with no prior experience whatsoever.
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