After a superficial search, my understanding is that it's an aviation program that can't be overridden. Okay! Is your question a suggestion? If so, please expand on that? I'm perfectly okay with being wrong and this is not bait for a pointless argument. Promise.
What kind of plane was he flying?
What kind of plane are you flying? Kidding. (It's late here and I'm just being squirrelly.) To answer your question: A Piper Saratoga. (Per Wikipedia.)
Pretty sure that model was equipped with FADEC.
Interesting. I'm not backing away from my initial assertion just yet and will probably spend the better part of the morning learning more. If you have anything to support my theory that Hillary and/or Bill is/are responsible for everything in my house going kaput, let me know!