A Coast Guard aircraft with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and over a dozen others on board made an emergency landing on Wednesday due to an engine failure. The Gulfstream jet safely touched down at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, with no injuries reported.
In communication with air traffic control, the pilot stated, “We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency and an immediate landing at DCA.” The recording indicated 14 people were onboard, along with about 2½ hours’ worth of fuel remaining.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority noted that the pilot’s call, received around 1:35 p.m. ET, reported a “possible mechanical issue” and requested to divert to Reagan Airport in Virginia’s suburbs.
“The plane landed safely, was thoroughly checked by Airports Authority Fire and Rescue personnel then proceeded off the runway. There was no disruption to other flights,” the authority reported.
Mullin took to X to describe the incident. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” he posted. “No panic, just straight professionalism. After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands.”
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Coast Guard, has yet to comment on the incident.
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