Breaking News, EMT and fire, Police Beat, Tech/Gadgets, This Just In!, Travel Now, this guy is a pilot! Donald Byrne landed his burning airplane and lived to tell about it Posted onJanuary 29, 2017January 29, 2017 Upon landing, Byrne jumped from the plane while it was still in motion. The plane came to rest in a grassy area a short distance away and became fully engulfed in flames.