An airplane flies over 50 km from his destination after the pilot "falls asleep in the cockpit"

A pilot missed his landing after falling asleep in the cockpit and flying almost 50 km too much.

The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) was investigating the incident that occurred during a charter flight from Devonport, Tasmania to King Island, reported Daily Mail Australia.

Data obtained by the Australian showed that the Vortex Air flight had exceeded its destination of 46 km before landing safely on King Island on November 8th.

The pilot was piloting a Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-TWU built in 1975, a twin-engine aircraft capable of carrying nine passengers.

In a statement, the ATSB said that she was reviewing the company's operational procedures and interviewing the pilot.

It was alleged that "during the cruise, the pilot had fallen asleep, flying the plane over King Island over a distance of 46 km" and had described it as "the best way to get there. "serious operational incident".

A report will be published at the conclusion of the survey and is expected to be in March 2019.