Passenger Lands Private Plane on Its Belly After Pilot Suffers Mid-Air 'Medical Condition'

A passenger on a private plane in Massachusetts appears to have saved the day. Just after 3 p.m. local time on Saturday, the woman, 68, took over the controls of a Piper Meridian Turbo Prop six-seat plane and landed the aircraft at Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY) "on its belly with no landing gear," according to the West Tisbury Police Department (WTPD). Authorities say the male pilot "was having a medical condition upon approach," which caused his passenger to step in. "The female had minor injuries and the male party was...