Delta Flight 60 , from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , was cleared to land on a main runway around 6:05 a.m. , but it landed instead on nearby Taxiway M , which runs parallel to the runway , said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen . Flight 60 from Georgia landed on taxiway instead of runway in Brazil , Atlanta . No planes were on taxiway waiting to take off ; jet landed safely with no injuries . Investigation looking at approach lights , ground-based instrument . Delta Flight 60 : '' Check pilot '' was sick before landing , crew declared medical emergency .
Flight 60 from Georgia landed on taxiway instead of runway in Brazil , Atlanta . No planes were on taxiway waiting to take off ; jet landed safely with no injuries . Investigation looking at approach lights , ground-based instrument . Delta Flight 60 : '' Check pilot '' was sick before landing , crew declared medical emergency .