Off-Duty
Pilot Saves the Day, Lands Plane After Original Pilot Became Incapacitated
Talk about being in
the right place at the right time.
A pilot who
was only on a flight from Toronto to Newfoundland via Air Canada because he was
flying from the country’s eastern province as a next gig, had
to step in and land a plane when the original first officer became
incapacitated. The pilot was known as a deadhead. That is, he was only being
relocated from airport to airport to make his next assignment.
The
incident happened on June 7 and only now is coming to light.
Canada's
Transportation Safety Board did not elaborate on what happened to the first
officer to cause him to become incapacitated.
In a
statement, Air Canada said: "A deadheading captain assumed the crew
member's duties and landed the aircraft without further incident."
There were
no appreciable delays on the flight. FlightAware, an online flight tracking
service, showed that the flight went from Toronto to Newfoundland in about
three hours. The Transportation Safety Board said the incident was treated as a
class five or minor occurrence.
Off-duty
pilots and flight attendants often travel as deadheads to get to their next
assignment. They travel for free, of course, and in an unofficial capacity.
Unless something goes wrong. Just last August, a deadhead pilot stepped in and
helped land a Jet2 plane in England.
Off-duty pilot saves the day
after Southwest Airlines pilot's emergency mid-flight
The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight suffered a medical
emergency mid-air and an off-duty pilot of a different airline entered the
flight deck and assisted with radio communication.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar
25, 2023
An off-duty pilot from a
different airline stepped in and saved the day after the pilot of a Southwest
Airlines flight had a medical emergency mid-flight. The off-duty pilot was
travelling as a passenger on the flight from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio.
The incident took place
shortly after the flight took off from Las Vegas on Wednesday, reported CNN,
quoting Southwest Airlines.
"A credentialed
Pilot from another airline, who was on board, entered the Flight Deck and
assisted with radio communication while our Southwest Pilot flew the
aircraft," said airline spokesperson Chris Perry. A nurse who was also on
board helped take care of the pilot, said the airline.
Passenger Lands Private Plane on Its Belly
After Pilot Suffers Mid-Air 'Medical Condition'
The
passenger landed the plane "on its belly with no landing gear" at
Martha’s Vineyard Airport and sustained "minor injuries," according
to police
By
Updated on July 17, 2023
A passenger on a private
plane in Massachusetts appears to have saved the day.
Just after 3 p.m. local time
on Saturday, the woman, 68, took over the controls of a Piper Meridian Turbo
Prop six-seat plane and landed the aircraft at Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY)
"on its belly with no landing gear," according to the West Tisbury Police Department (WTPD).
Authorities say the male
pilot "was having a medical condition upon approach," which caused
his passenger to step in.
"The female had minor
injuries and the male party was extricated from the plane and subsequently
med-flighted to Boston for additional treatment," they add. "The
Massachusetts State Police and FAA are involved in the investigation."
"The airport has just
opened the short runway and slowly continuing operations," the WTPD
concluded.
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