I'm not sure if it's Mayday or not (maybe Mythbusters?), but from some TV program, I learned that modern airplanes are designed to be able to land safely by a passenger with autopilot and instructions from the tower.

The engineering is amazing.
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I'm not a pilot. Can I land a 737? (by Tom Scott)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbTDzPUDxqY