Czech ATR42 pilot unwell inflight, dies after Prague landing

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Czech ATR42 pilot unwell inflight, dies after Prague landing

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Google translation of http://zpravy.idnes.cz/na-letiste-ruzyn ... domaci_zep
CSA died in an airplane pilot. It had to crash land in jail (Automated translations... :roll: )

ZEP, 15th js February 2012 13:11, Updated
The Ruzyne airport on Wednesday had an emergency landing around noon CSA aircraft approaching a scheduled service from Warsaw. One pilot had health problems, doctors had failed to save him. The machine had to navigate his colleague runway.

Report on the death of Captain pětapadesátiletého confirmed Dnes two independent sources.

"I can confirm that the landing of regular flights from Warsaw were summoned medical assistance, because of the indisposition of one crew member. Passenger safety was not compromised, landing went without problems, is normally carried out the second of two pilots," spokesman described the incident CSA Hana Hejsková.

Hejsková reminded that even if the incident, the pilots are in the situation that their colleague something like this happens, exercise.

Emergency landing of the joint Polish capital was confirmed by spokeswoman Eva Krejci airport. "The plane landed okay, because it was classified as an emergency landing, they were ready on the runway in addition to demand doctors and firefighters. It is in such cases the normal procedure," added Krejci.

President of the Czech Airline Pilots Association CSA CZALPA Žmolík Peter says that the tragedy could also sign a long-term stress, which Czech Airlines pilots are experiencing.
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