✅ youtube.com/@mahmood-sadiq<br />A passenger onboard a small plane lept into action and crash-landed the small aircraft on Martha’s Vineyard Saturday after the pilot passed out behind the controls, authorities said.<br /><br />The female passenger took over the controls of the 2006 Piper Meridian when the 79-year-old male pilot suffered a medical emergency upon final approach in a terrifying moment, Massachusetts State Police said.<br /><br />The woman landed the plane in a grassy area near a runway at the island’s airport at about 3:15 p.m. — but the impact of the “hard landing” caused the left wing to break in half, police said.<br /><br />The pilot was medevacked to Boston Hospital in life-threatening condition, while the woman was unharmed.<br /><br />She was evaluated at Martha Vineyard Hospital and released.<br /><br />It’s unclear if the pilot’s condition was due to the medical episode he experienced or the impact of the crash.<br /><br />The pair had flown from Westchester, New York to the Vineyard, according to state police. They were the only two people onboard the plane.<br /><br />◼ Passenger Woman Crash Lands Airplane, Saves Piolet's Life | MAHMOOD SADIQ<br />______________________________<br /><br />#planecrash #crashlanding #massachusetts #marthasvineyard <br />#mahmoodsadiq
