Commercial Airplane Catches Fire Upon Landing

A Frontier Airlines flight from San Diego to Las Vegas made an emergency landing as the aircraft appeared to catch fire.

The pilots reportedly smelled smoke upon landing at Harry Reid International Airport on Saturday and immediately declared an emergency.

“After fire & rescue extinguished the fire, all 190 passengers and seven crew members deplaned by the airstairs,” ABC News reports.

WATCH:

Frontier flight 1326 from KSAN-KLAS just caught fire on landing at KLAS.

I caught it on video as it landed pic.twitter.com/KGt1Asx3rv

— Tyler (@TylerHerrick) October 5, 2024

From the New York Post:

Smoke eaters were on the scene within seconds – dousing the plane with streams of foam and preventing the fire from spreading or causing further damage.

The airline reported that there were no injuries to the crew and passengers. Everyone was safely evacuated via airstairs to the gate.

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“As Flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas was in the process of landing at LAS this afternoon at approximately 3.15p PT, the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs,” Frontier Airlines said in a statement.

“No injuries were reported, and passengers have been bussed to the terminal. There were a total of 190 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation,” it added.

As Flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas was in the process of landing at LAS this afternoon at approximately 3.15p PT, the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs. No injuries were…

— Frontier Airlines (@FlyFrontier) October 6, 2024

Per ABC News:

Flight 1326 “experienced a hard landing,” Harry Reid International Airport said in a statement.

A ground stop is in effect until 7 p.m. and the Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate.

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