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Rolofson: Yeah, thirty-five miles away. N345TM if you need it there is an airport just north of you. It'll be about a 3-6-
0 heading. It is called, N345TM, Beaver Airport is Kilo Four Four. It's currently about a 3-5-5 heading eleven miles to
your north.
N345TM: Yeah I'm going to try that one because my oil pressure is way down right now.
As he was relaying information for Beaver Airport (K44), Rolofson lost radar and radio contact with the pilot due
to the aircraft's altitude. Rolofson decided to ask American Eagle flight Envoy 3315 to attempt to contact the
pilot. Envoy 3315 was able to reach the distressed pilot over their radio. Rolofson began to relay clearances and
information to and from N345TM through the pilot of Envoy 3315.
Rolofson: Envoy 3315, Kansas City Center, can you broadcast for N345TM on this frequency? He might be in an
emergency situation. We're trying to get ahold of him and make sure he has an airport in sight.
ENVOY3315: N345TM?
Rolofson: Yep, see if he can hear you.
ENVOY3315: This is Envoy 3315 looking for N345TM can you hear me?
Rolofson had the pilot of Envoy 3315 ask the pilot of N345TM to switch over to an emergency frequency to
confirm that N345TM had all of the information he needed to land safely. After several minutes, the distressed
pilot of N345TM was able to report through the pilot of Envoy 3315 that he had landed safely at K44.
RVP Kevin Peterson:
The calmness, dedication to detail, and teamwork displayed by Brett and Liam was
outstanding. Liam moving over to the D side and relaying weather and airport information
gave Brett the ability to focus on the emergency at hand. He was able to re-establish contact
with the distressed pilot of N345TM, and ensure through any means necessary that the
pilot received the information he needed to land safely. Without this kind of quick thinking,
the outcome could have been very different. These two individuals displayed top-notch
professionalism and skill.
