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Coast Guard plane carrying Markwayne Mullin makes emergency landing after engine failure - CBS News
A Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared an emergency Wednesday afternoon and landed outside Washington, D.C., after one of its engines failed mid-flight. The aircraft, a C-37A, was carrying Mullin and other top DHS officials when the pilot radioed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to report losing the right engine.
The aircraft, a C-37A, was carrying Mullin and other top DHS officials when the pilot radioed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to report losing the right engine. "We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency and immediate landing at DCA," the pilot told the control tower, according to an audio recording of the exchange. The plane had 14 people on board.
The pilot also reported carrying 2.5 hours' worth of fuel when the emergency was declared. The C-37A is the military version of a civilian aircraft, and it landed without further incident.
Mullin, a former Oklahoma congressman, was confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary earlier this year. Having a Cabinet secretary on board during an engine failure puts this squarely in the category of incidents that get full federal attention fast, and the quick coordination with Reagan National's control tower likely kept a serious situation from becoming worse.
The plane had enough fuel and enough runway options near the capital that the crew had room to work. Fourteen people walked away from a single-engine emergency landing, which is the outcome pilots train for.
Common questions
What happened to the plane carrying Markwayne Mullin?
- A Coast Guard C-37A jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin lost its right engine mid-flight and declared an emergency. The pilot radioed Reagan National Airport requesting immediate landing. The plane had 14 people on board and landed without further incident.
Was everyone on the plane okay after the engine failure?
- Yes, the plane landed safely without further incident. The pilot reported having 2.5 hours of fuel remaining when the emergency was declared, and the C-37A, a military version of a civilian aircraft, made it to Reagan National Airport without additional problems.
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