Coast Guard jet carrying DHS' Mullin makes emergency landing
The plane's pilot reported the loss of an engine to air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

(NewsNation) — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard jet carrying him and others made an emergency landing on Wednesday. "The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine," Mullin posted on X. No panic, just straight professionalism. "After we landed, the pilots told me that was [...]
The plane's pilot reported the loss of an engine to air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
A U.S. Coast Guard jet with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin aboard made an emergency landing near Washington, D.C., after pilots reported an engine failure. According to audio from the cockpit, the pilot of the C-37A aircraft told the control tower, “We just lost our right engine,” and requested an emergency landing, noting that the […]
No injuries were reported after the plane landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Engine failure on a U.S. Coast Guard plane carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin prompted an emergency landing in Virginia.
The pilot told air traffic controllers in the Washington area that the airplane had 14 people on board. Mullin said the single-engine landing went smoothly.
“We just lost our right engine. We’d like to declare an emergency and [request] immediate landing at DCA,” the pilot radioed to aircraft control.