A 22-year-old student pilot is reported to have been forced to land a small aircraft alone after her instructor exited the cockpit mid-flight in Argentina. According to the accounts provided, the student was training with Leandro Bertazzo, 42, in a Cessna C-150 when he evacuated the aircraft. Reports state that the instructor’s jump occurred while the aircraft was still airborne, leaving the student to control the plane herself. The incident results in an emergency situation for the student, who then proceeds with landing the aircraft without the instructor on board. The available information focuses on the circumstances of the instructor leaving the cockpit and the student’s subsequent solo landing. Details about the cause of the instructor’s actions, the exact time and location of the flight, and the extent of any injuries are not included in the provided summaries. Authorities have not been described in the supplied material, and no additional corroborating information beyond the training setup and the mid-flight evacuation is presented in these sources.
Student pilot makes emergency landing in Argentina after instructor exits aircraft mid-flight
A 22-year-old student pilot is reported to have been forced to land a small aircraft alone after her instructor exited the cockpit mid-flight in Argentina. According to the accounts provided, the stud...
- A 22-year-old student pilot was training in Argentina in a Cessna C-150 with a 42-year-old instructor.
- The instructor, Leandro Bertazzo, reportedly exited/evacuated the aircraft mid-flight from the cockpit.
- After the instructor left the aircraft, the student pilot pilots the plane alone and lands it.
- The reports describe the incident as an emergency landing following the instructor’s mid-flight exit.
The 22-year-old had been training with her instructor, Leandro Bertazzo (pictured), 42, in a Cessna C-150 when he evacuated the aircraft.
1 month agoThe 22-year-old had been training with her instructor, Leandro Bertazzo (pictured), 42, in a Cessna C-150 when he evacuated the aircraft.
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