A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a plane when the pilot fell ill.
A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a plane safely in Florida
Darren Harrison took the controls at over 9,000 feet on the flight from the Bahamas to Florida as he was the only person on board when the pilot fell unconscious.
The hero was assisted by air traffic controller Robert Morgan - who printed out a picture of the cockpit controls to guide him through the steps of flying and landing the plane.
In recordings from the flight, Harrison could be heard saying: "I've got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane."
Morgan revealed how he kept the reluctant pilot calm as he brought the aircraft down at Palm Beach Airport.
He said: "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.
"Before I knew it, he was like, 'I'm on the ground. How do I turn this thing off?'"