(CNN) — “I do not know methods to fly the airplane.”

The pilot on his single-engine Cessna 208 had “gone incoherent,” the passenger was telling air site visitors controllers Tuesday afternoon, in accordance with audio from LiveATC.internet.

It was, he burdened, a “critical state of affairs.”

Air Site visitors Controller Robert Morgan, an authorized flight teacher, was on a break when the decision got here in from the airplane, headed out from the Bahamas.

“I rush over there and I stroll in and the room is actually busy … they usually’re like, ‘Hey, this pilot’s incapacitated. The passengers are flying the airplane. They don’t have any flying expertise,” Morgan informed CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday.

“I mentioned, ‘Oh boy.'”

Morgan realized the passenger on the road had by no means flown a airplane — however had been round aviation and seen different pilots fly.

“He was actually calm,” Morgan mentioned. “He mentioned, ‘I do not know methods to fly. I do not know methods to cease this factor if I do get on the runway.'”

Morgan had by no means flown this mannequin Cessna. He pulled up an image of the instrument panel’s format and began guiding his new pupil step-by-step.

Air site visitors controller Robert Morgan, left, helped Darren Harrison, proper, land the airplane after the pilot turned incoherent.

Courtesy Robert Morgan

“Attempt to maintain the wings degree and see if you can begin descending for me. Push ahead on the controls and descend at a really sluggish fee,” the air site visitors controller may be heard telling the fledgling pilot in LiveATC audio.

“Attempt to comply with the coast both north or southbound. We’re attempting to find you.”

Morgan made the important thing choice to information the plane to the realm’s largest airport, serving to the passenger-turned-pilot place his plane 8 miles out from Palm Seashore Worldwide, “simply so he might simply have a extremely huge goal to goal at.”

Collectively, they received the Cessna to the touch down on the runway, footage obtained by CNN affiliate WPBF reveals — one thing that takes about 20 hours to be taught with typical flight instruction.

The touchdown rated 10-out-of-10, in Morgan’s view.

“I felt like I used to be going to cry then, as a result of I had a lot adrenaline constructed up,” Morgan mentioned. “I used to be actually completely happy that it labored out and that no person received damage.”

Different pilots had been surprised, as one other air site visitors controller relayed throughout the airwaves what had simply unfolded, different audio captured by LiveATC.internet signifies.

“You simply witnessed a few passengers land that airplane,” the tower operator may be heard telling an American Airways pilot ready to take off for Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Did you say the passengers landed the airplane?” the American Airways pilot requested. “Oh, my God. Nice job,” he mentioned.

The situation of the unique Cessna pilot, who had a “doable medical subject,” was not instantly identified, the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in a press release.

After the Cessna’s touchdown, Morgan met his new pupil, who gave him an enormous hug and mentioned thanks.

“It was an emotional second. He mentioned that he simply needed to get residence to his pregnant spouse,” Morgan mentioned. “And that felt even higher.”

“In my eyes, he was the hero,” Morgan mentioned. “I used to be simply doing my job.”

CNN’s Aaron Cooper, Ross Levitt, Laura James contributed to this report.