A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane in Florida after the pilot passed out.
In an audio recording from the flight, the passenger, Darren Harrison, can be heard telling air traffic control a “serious situation” was unfolding.
An air traffic controller – who also teaches new pilots – helped guide the man down to Palm Beach International Airport just after noon on Tuesday.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration FAA, the pilot of the Cessna 208 had been flying to Florida from the Bahamas when he told his two passengers he wasn’t feeling well.
He fell against the controls, putting the small aircraft into a nosedive and a sharp turn.
The nature of the medical emergency has not been revealed, but the pilot is being treated in hospital.
