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One airplane has automatically descended after one in-flight emergency When the “Autoland” system was first activated.
The Beechcraft Super King Air landed safely at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, coloradoSaturday, less than a 30-minute drive northwest of Denver, thanks to Garmin’s aircraft safety technology.
The Federal Aviation Administration told multiple outlets that two people were aboard the twin-engine jet when the pilot lost contact with air traffic control.
“The onboard emergency autoland system was activated,” the FAA said.
garmin, Known for its fitness watchesCBS confirmed to Colorado that its “autoland” system had activated, “resulting in a successful landing.”
“This was the first use of Autoland from start to finish in a real emergency,” the company told multiple outlets.
Garmin’s “Autoland” technology, released in 2019, directs the aircraft to the nearest airport for an emergency landing based on a variety of conditions “including, but not limited to, weather, terrain, approach, runway, and aircraft suitability,” according to the company. website,
Buffalo River Aviation, the operator of the Beechcraft Super King Air, said in a statement to multiple outlets that the plane “experienced a rapid, unexplained loss of pressurization,” prompting an emergency landing. According to the charter company, there were no passengers on board the plane.
“As per standard procedures, both pilots immediately put on their oxygen masks,” company CEO Chris Townsley said. “Aircraft equipped with Garmin Aviation’s latest Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) and Autoland systems automatically operate exactly as designed when cabin altitude exceeds the designated safe level.”
Townsley says the pilots were not incompetent, as reported, but “deliberately chose to conserve and use all available equipment and minimize additional variables in an unexpected, emergent situation, prioritizing life and a safe outcome over all other factors, as they are trained to do.”
North Metro Fire Rescue District in Broomfield, which responded to the emergency landing, wrote At X, “No patients were treated at the scene or transported to local hospitals.”
The FAA is investigating the incident.