Passenger Lands Plane, Safely!

Occasionally, we hear of the incapacitation of a pilot and/or co-pilot where the passenger  has to land the plane.  In this case, the daughter of the pilot was in the back of the plane and not affected by the carbon monoxide gas.  She was not a pilot and did a superb job according to airport officials.

This is one of those happy ending stories.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 9132V        Make/Model: PA46      Description: PA-46 Malibu, Malibu Mirage
  Date: 08/09/2004     Time: 2020

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: Minor     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: None

LOCATION
  City: LACONIA                     State: NH   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED, DAUGHTER CONTACTED  BOSTON TRACON AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CONTROLLER, RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND   LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, LACONIA, NH

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED                                                           
                                                                                    
 OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: LACONIA, NH                 Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK

  FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, ME  (NE05)                  Entry date: 08/10/2004