A sleeping pilot causes a flight from Australia to Miss Landing; Airplanes fly 50 km

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Canberra: A small plane pbades its destination in Australia Almost 50 km after its pilot fell asleep in the badpit, officials said Tuesday aviation safety.

The pilot was the only person on board the Piper PA-31 aircraft connecting Devonport to King Island, Tasmania on November 8, BBC

The incident, categorized as "disability", is currently investigated by the Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB).
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Officials did not say how the pilot had woken up before landing safely. "During the cruise, the pilot fell asleep, flying the plane over King Island for a distance of 46 km," ATSB said in a statement.
The ATSB said it would interview the pilot and review the operational procedures before publishing a report next year. Last year, five people died when a plane traveling to King Island crashed shortly after takeoff in Melbourne.