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Homeland Security Chief’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Failure

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • The pilot declared an emergency after the aircraft’s right engine failed during a flight from Atlanta toward Washington, according to Markwayne Mullin and air traffic control audio.
  • The C-37A carried 14 people and landed at Reagan National Airport at about 1:35 p.m. ET.
  • The incident comes amid renewed scrutiny of aviation safety near the airport, including recent helicopter operating restrictions and a prior fatal collision.

A US Coast Guard Gulfstream V carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made a single-engine landing at Reagan Washington National Airport after its right engine failed.

The aircraft, a C-37A carrying 14 people, was flying from Atlanta toward the Washington, DC, area when the pilot declared an emergency. It landed at about 1:35 p.m. ET. Mullin praised the Coast Guard crew, saying, "The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single-engine landing feel routine. No panic, just straight professionalism." He later added, "After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands."

The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single-engine landing feel routine. No panic, just straight professionalism.

— Markwayne MullinThe Homeland Security secretary praised the pilots after the emergency landing.

The Federal Aviation Administration declined to comment and referred questions to the Coast Guard, which did not immediately respond. The aircraft has been in service since 2002 and is based at Air Station Washington.

The emergency landing occurred days after the National Transportation Safety Board said the crew of a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump had failed to contact air traffic controllers before an August safety incident involving a passenger jet near Reagan National Airport. The FAA imposed permanent restrictions on helicopter operations around the airport after a January 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army helicopter killed 67 people. The investigation and reporting remain ongoing.

After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands.

— Markwayne MullinMullin described the crew’s reaction after the aircraft landed safely.
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