Pilot Falls Asleep on Solo Flight

Episode 4 of Air Traffic Control Stories

A Cessna pilot flying on his own from Cairns to Redcliffe in Australia fell asleep and overflew his destination by more than 110 kilometers, or 68 miles.

The pilot was doing a ferry flight in a Cessna 208 Caravan when he suddenly stopped responding to air traffic control about his planned descent into Redcliffe.

The controller suspected the pilot had become incapacitated and asked another pilot who was just departing Brisbane to intercept the Cessna and try to see what was happening.

Listen to the real conversation from the afternoon of July 2, 2020.

Read the report here: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/news-it...

Air traffic control audio licensed from LiveATC.net.
Unnecessary communications and pauses were trimmed for clarity.

The positions of the aircraft may not be 100% accurate. Only involved aircraft are shown. Animations are based on air traffic control communications and data from flight tracking services.

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