Passenger forced to take controls and land plane The passenger, who is understood to have flying experience but has not landed an aircraft before, took off in the light aircraft for training with the pilot. After the pilot fell ill, two flying instructors were called in by Humberside airport to advise the passenger how to bring the plane down, a spokesman said. Stuart Sykes saw the aircraft, which took off at Sandtoft Airfield, near Doncaster, West Yorks., land on its third attempt, at about 19:50 BST. "It came down with a bump, a bump, a bump, hit the front end down, I heard some crashing and it's come to a halt," he said. The North Lincolnshire airport said a full emergency plan involving police and fire crews had been in operation. The pilot and passenger, who were not injured during the incident, were the only people on board the aircraft and details of the pilot's condition have not been released. Roads around the airport were closed but have since reopened. Two incoming flights to the airport, from Aberdeen and Amsterdam, were delayed while the aircraft was removed from the runway.