After the pilot fainted in the cockpit, passenger jet carrying 200 flies, no pilot, no pilot: Report

• Report

• The incident occurred on February 17, 2024, when the Airbus A321 aircraft ran from Frankfurt, Germany to Seville, Spain.

• Spanish Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) report that the plane “has nothing happened” and the pilot moved to Madrid

A Lufthansa flight was flying for 10 minutes after the co-pilot suffered medical problems alone in the cockpit.

The incident occurred on February 17, 2024, while the Airbus A321 aircraft was translated from Frankfurt, Germany to Sevilla, Spain from Frankfurt, Germany to Sevilla, Spain, according to a translation report by the Spanish Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents Investigation Commission (CIAIAC).

The report noted that there were six crew members and 199 passengers at the time.

According to the Associated Press, the co-pilot arrived after the pilot got up and used the bathroom, the German news agency Deutsche News Agency (DPA).

According to the report, the co-pilot “suddenly suffered a sudden and serious incapacity” while “alone on the flight deck”, but the plane “landed for nothing”, and the co-pilot was taken to the hospital after landing.

“During the cruise phase, the plane continues to fly for about 10 minutes, with autopilot participating, but without any other supervision from the pilot,” the translation report said.

“The captain decided to land at the nearest airport in an emergency. This allowed the co-pilot to receive medical assistance as soon as possible,” the report added.

The Associated Press said the pilot made an “unplanned landing” in Madrid, and the report listed the Spanish city as the site of the incident.

“The sudden and severe inability of the co-pilot is a symptom of a disease not found during a pilot or aviation medical examination,” the translation report said.

It also noted: “The incident highlighted the benefits of two pilots leaving another authorized personnel in the flight deck for physiological or operational reasons. [European Union Aviation Safety Agency] In this regard Ista. ”

The report also claimed that both pilots spoke about the plane’s weather conditions and actions prior to the “medical issues” and that the captain did not notice any abnormalities in the co-pilot’s behavior. ”

The findings show that during the incident, “the autopilot and thrust system are still interacting, maintaining the flight path”.

“During his incapacity, the co-pilot inadvertently activates the switch and acts on the flight controller,” the report added.

Each CNN of the pilot tried to open the door with a regular opening code that “tweeted the cockpit” five times, and the cockpit crew also “made intercom calls to the flight deck.” It sounded like a “sudden and severe incapacity” of the co-pilot, a sound consistent with the medical discovery was found on the voice recorder.

An air traffic controller also reportedly tried to reach the co-pilot three times but received no response.

The pilot eventually managed to use an “emergency access code” to access the flight deck, the report said.

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Lufthansa said its flight safety department also investigated the incident, but the company cited DPA's citations, but the company did not disclose the results. The airline said it was aware of the CIAIAC report, the news agency said.

Lufthansa did not respond immediately when contacting people for more information.

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