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| Passenger lands plane at Humberside Airport after pilot falls ill | Passenger lands plane at Humberside Airport after pilot falls ill |
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| A passenger has landed an aeroplane at Humberside Airport after the pilot fell ill at the controls. | A passenger has landed an aeroplane at Humberside Airport after the pilot fell ill at the controls. |
| Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the airport after the pilot collapsed and a distress call was made from the light aircraft. | Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the airport after the pilot collapsed and a distress call was made from the light aircraft. |
| Two flying instructors were called in to advise the passenger how to bring the plane down. | Two flying instructors were called in to advise the passenger how to bring the plane down. |
| One of them, Roy Murray, said the passenger had no flying experience and did a "remarkable job". | One of them, Roy Murray, said the passenger had no flying experience and did a "remarkable job". |
| The passenger and pilot were the only people on board the aircraft, which took off from Sandtoft Airfield 25 miles (40km) away. | The passenger and pilot were the only people on board the aircraft, which took off from Sandtoft Airfield 25 miles (40km) away. |
| 'Control room cheers' | 'Control room cheers' |
| Mr Murray, who works at a flying school based at the airport, said: "He made quite a good landing, actually. | Mr Murray, who works at a flying school based at the airport, said: "He made quite a good landing, actually. |
| "He didn't know the layout of the aeroplane, he didn't have lights on so he was absolutely flying blind as well. | "He didn't know the layout of the aeroplane, he didn't have lights on so he was absolutely flying blind as well. |
| "I think he'd flown once before as a passenger but never flown an aeroplane before." | "I think he'd flown once before as a passenger but never flown an aeroplane before." |
| Mr Murray said he tried to keep the man calm as he talked him through the landing procedure. | Mr Murray said he tried to keep the man calm as he talked him through the landing procedure. |
| "The last thing you want to do is panic, then all sorts of things can happen." | "The last thing you want to do is panic, then all sorts of things can happen." |
| He said there were cheers in the airport control room as the plane landed safely on its fourth attempt. | He said there were cheers in the airport control room as the plane landed safely on its fourth attempt. |
| "It's a fantastic feeling knowing I have achieved something and probably saved somebody's life. | "It's a fantastic feeling knowing I have achieved something and probably saved somebody's life. |
| "I think without any sort of talk down he would have just gone into the ground and that would have been the end of it." | "I think without any sort of talk down he would have just gone into the ground and that would have been the end of it." |
| 'Heard crashing' | 'Heard crashing' |
| Stuart Sykes said he saw the aircraft land at about 19:50 BST. | Stuart Sykes said he saw the aircraft land at about 19:50 BST. |
| "It came down with a bump, a bump, a bump, hit the front end down, I heard some crashing and it's come to a halt," he told BBC Look North. | "It came down with a bump, a bump, a bump, hit the front end down, I heard some crashing and it's come to a halt," he told BBC Look North. |
| "There were a few sparks and three or four crashes, that must have been the propeller hitting the floor. | "There were a few sparks and three or four crashes, that must have been the propeller hitting the floor. |
| "Then it uprighted again and it came to a stop." | "Then it uprighted again and it came to a stop." |
| Details of the pilot's condition have not been released. | Details of the pilot's condition have not been released. |
| The North Lincolnshire airport said a full emergency plan was put in place. Roads surrounding the airport were closed but have since reopened. | The North Lincolnshire airport said a full emergency plan was put in place. Roads surrounding the airport were closed but have since reopened. |
| Two incoming flights from Aberdeen and Amsterdam were delayed while the aircraft was removed from the runway. | Two incoming flights from Aberdeen and Amsterdam were delayed while the aircraft was removed from the runway. |