When Yavuz Berke flew a Cessna Skyhawk from Canada into Wisconsin on April 6, officials quickly picked up his plane and scrambled fighters to intercept him as worries mounted that he might be a terrorist. But the fighters were never given permission to shoot down Berke’s plane, as officials soon learned from his girlfriend in Canada that he was suicidal, the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization reported. Berke flew south, past Madison, Wisc., and Chicago, before landing on a road in Missouri and fleeing to a nearby supermarket, where he was arrested after flying for more than four hours. FAA officials worked with their counterparts in Canada as the flight progressed to learn that while the plane had long-range fuel tanks, security cameras at his airport showed Berke didn’t take anything on the plane with him. When the FAA learned that Berke was suicidal, the fighters that had been following him gave him more space. Based on the flight’s path and range, officials were able to call ahead to controllers in airspace where the plane was likely to pass through, giving controllers time to clear other traffic out of the way.