Off-duty pilot lands plane and saves 160 passengers after captain suffers heart attack
US Air Force bomber pilot Capt. Mike Gongol took over the pilot's seat of a United Airlines Boeing 737 after the pilot suffered a massive heart attack at 30,000 feet. He and the first officer are credited with saving the lives of the 160 souls on board.
Over the jet’s PA system one of the steward’s asked: “Are there any non-revenue pilots on board?He flies supersonic, atomic bombers. His airliner is in peril. And he asks his wife whether it's okay for him to help out.
"Please ring your call button.”
After gaining permission from his wife he went to the cockpit ... .
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