overweight pilots could pose a evaluation. real risk to everyone on board. doctors wanted to hold him abc's david kerley tells us why. longer but the "times dispatch" >> reporter: overweight was told there were no beds passengers have been kicked off available in the entire western part of the state. mental health officials would of planes. not confirm that citing privacy remember actor/director kevin confirms. smith saying he is way fat but they said "under no circumstances can a person be being asked to deplane? held beyond six hours involuntarily under an emergency it is pilots in jeopardy of losing their license to fly. custody order." not because of their weight but rather their lack of sleep. >> the science is pretty clear when a pilot doesn't get enough state police were asked about sleep it has the same the report. physiological effects of drinking. >> state law prohibits us from >> reporter: it's not just acknowledging any kind of pilots but air traffic emergency detention order or controllers, too. altogether, that's nearly temporary detention order. >> reporter: the local sheriff 160,000 people. told reporters he knew gus well. >> no problems at all with gus. he's a super nice kid. it's estimated 3% to 7% may be >> reporter: state police can't obese and suffer apnea. or won't say much about this that could be 5,000 pilots and motive but they made it clear controllers. this plan comes five years after they believe the son attacked the father and they are looking for no other suspects. jim avila, abc news, virginia. and now a developing story from the a "go" airlines flight from coast of south florida. the search continues for two honolulu to hilo, hawaii. a short flight but both pilots people missing after their fell asleep and overshot the lear jet went down in the airport before waking up and atlantic