By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – A U.S. Coast Guard-operated Gulfstream V jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin safely diverted to Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday after suffering an engine failure.
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The pilot declared an emergency after the right engine failed on a flight from Atlanta to the Washington, D.C., area and landed at Reagan, according to Mullin and air traffic control audio.
The C-37A plane had 14 people on board, according to the pilot. It landed around 1:35 p.m. ET (1735 GMT)
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“The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” He added: “After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands.”
The Federal Aviation Administration declined to comment and referred questions to the Coast Guard, which did not immediately comment.
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The plane has been in service since 2002 and is based at Air Station Washington.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese and Sanjeev Miglani)
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