Coast Guard Plane Carrying DHS Secretary Makes Emergency Landing
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was aboard a Coast Guard aircraft that lost an engine before landing safely at Reagan National Airport.
A Coast Guard plane carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, multiple sources told ABC News.
The aircraft lost its right engine during the flight, according to sources. There were 14 people aboard the 25-year-old plane, including Mullin.
Mullin said on X that there was "no panic" during the incident.
"The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine," Mullin wrote. "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."
This is a developing story and further details, including the cause of the engine failure, had not been released as of Wednesday afternoon.
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