On 31 August 2009 at 1344 Eastern Standard Time, the pilot of a
Beech Aircraft Corporation B200T, registered VH-LAB, suffered a
seizure and was rendered unconscious, while the aircraft was
descending from flight level (FL) 2002 to FL150 inbound to the
Bindook VOR. The aircraft was being flown using the aircraft's
autopilot coupled to the Global Positioning System (GPS). The
aircraft crewman attended to the pilot and notified Air Traffic
Control (ATC) of the occurrence.
In the ensuing 20 minutes, the pilot gradually regained
consciousness and at 1418 initiated and successfully completed an
approach and landing at Bankstown airport.
It was later determined that the pilot
had a previously undiscovered medical condition that was the likely
cause of the in-flight seizure.