Plane carrying Markwayne Mullin forced into emergency landing
In an air traffic control recording shared by Mullin, one of the Coast Guard pilots calmly reports an engine failure, declares an emergency and requests immediate landing at Reagan Airport.
TL;DR
- A US Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing due to an engine failure.
- The incident occurred while the plane was en route, and the pilot calmly declared an emergency and requested an immediate landing.
- The aircraft landed safely at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport with 14 people on board.
- Mullin commended the pilots for their professionalism and calm demeanor during the emergency.
- The jet was a C-37A, a military version of a Gulfstream V, used for transporting DHS and Coast Guard officials.
- There are concerns about the age and obsolescence of US Coast Guard aircraft, with a former spokesperson highlighting safety issues with aircraft over 20 years old.