The airplane, which turned out to be a Beechcraft Bonanza 36, made a safe landing, all without any verbal communication with the controller. The pilot had gotten stuck on top of the cloud deck and had a malfunctioning radio.
“It was an honor to be selected as one of the three judges for this year’s awards. In reviewing all the submissions, it was wonderful to see how the controllers worked with pilots who had gotten themselves into life-threatening situations,” said Bruce Landsberg, executive director of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. “We also had some very tough choices to make. Every controller likely prevented an accident through their efforts.”
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