SAN DIEGO, California – Aviation authorities launched an investigation after a flight from San Diego caught fire during an emergency landing in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.
Frontier Airlines Flight 1326 made a forced landing around 4:20 p.m. at Harry Reid International Airport, its scheduled arrival point, after the aircraft’s pilots reported smoke in the cabin, the airline said in a statement. .
Investigators said radio calls were made and tower officials indicated there was no communication with the pilot during the emergency landing.
Passengers told “TODAY” that there was severe turbulence as the Airbus 321 approached the runway.
“We landed and it was very difficult. I felt it through my body, and she felt it too,” passenger Lucas Shook told “TODAY.” “And just a few seconds after that, I said, I think it’s on fire. And that’s when I saw the flame. I was like, yeah, our plane is on fire,” he said.
A video shared on social media shows flames rising from the plane upon arrival. Once stopped on the runway, firefighters sprayed the plane while passengers waited on board for almost an hour without air conditioning, it said.
Passengers were evacuated via aerial stairs and transferred by bus to the terminal. When passengers evacuated, they said they saw a tire had burst.
According to Frontier Airlines, no one was injured.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) are investigating the incident.
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