Trainee Captain Reportedly Faints in Cockpit Moments After Landing Plane Full of Passengers
A Qantas trainee captain reportedly fainted moments after he landed a Boeing 737 passenger jet at Sydney Airport on June 10
The aircraft was still on the taxiway when the trainee captain told his first officer he didn't feel well and fainted
Another captain on board took over and passengers were able to safely disembark the plane after it reached the gateA Qantas trainee captain reportedly fainted moments after landing a passenger jet in Sydney.
The pilot had just touched the Boeing 737 down at Sydney Airport in Australia when the incident occurred on Tuesday, June 10 shortly before 7 p.m. local time, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The flight, Qantas QF804, was coming from Canberra Airport.
In the middle of taxiing, the trainee captain reportedly told his first officer that he didn't feel well before losing consciousness. There were 113 passengers, eight crew members and three total pilots on board.
One of the three pilots then took over and was able to safely taxi the aircraft to the gate. Passengers disembarked the plane without any further issue while the pilot was treated by paramedics, according to the outlet.
'The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is our priority and we're supporting the individual following the incident," a representative for Qantas tells PEOPLE.
PEOPLE also reached out to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
Earlier in March, another Qantas pilot reportedly experienced a medical emergency mid-flight, prompting the plane to make an urgent landing in Sydney.
The plane was reportedly traveling from Brisbane when its captain began experiencing chest pains, leading to a priority landing request at Sydney Airport, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. There were 127 passengers and six crew members on board at the time.
After the captain began feeling the discomfort, he reportedly asked for a defibrillator to be used on him, however the equipment was not used in the end, according to the outlet.
The first officer, who flew the aircraft while the captain was being attended to, alerted air traffic controllers of the emergency and requested an expedited landing of the Boeing 737-800. The outlet reports that he declared a "medical PAN" to air traffic control, which stands for 'possible assistance needed.'
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According to news.com.au, a spokesperson for Qantas said in a statement at the time: 'One of our pilots experienced chest pains during a flight from Brisbane to Sydney on Monday.'
'The other pilot was operating the aircraft at the time and landed the aircraft into Sydney as normal,' they added. 'The pilot was treated by paramedics at the gate and transferred to hospital.'
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