A U.S. Coast Guard jet carrying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing with only one working engine at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
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 have 14 souls on board and two and a half hours of fuel'
“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.
No injuries were reported after the plane landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
"The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, just straight professionalism," Mullin said on X.
(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 [...]