Passenger who landed plane without prior experience after pilot suffered medical emergency shares his story as his identity is revealed
Passenger who landed plane without prior experience after pilot suffered medical emergency shares his story as his identity is revealed The passenger who landed a plane despite having no training has spoken for the first time. Darren Harrison spoke to Savannah Guthrie on "Today." He revealed that what motivated him to land the plane after the pilot lost consciousness was that he was about to become a father. The 39-year-old said after the pilot became incapacitated and the plane began to nose-dive at a high rate of speed. Harrison was calm, saying, "I knew if I didn’t react, then we would die." He said: "I was pretty calm and collected the whole time because I knew it was a life or death situation. Either you do what you have to do to control the situation or you’re gonna die." Harrison, who works at a flooring company, said his wife, Britney, who was 7-months pregnant with their unborn daughter, was his inspiration. He also said ther...