Watch: Flames seen underneath Frontier Airlines plane as it lands at Las Vegas airport
A Frontier Airlines flight landed safely after pilots detected smoke and "declared an emergency" as the plane was attempting to land at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas Saturday.
Flight 1326 from San Diego was "in the process of landing" at LAS Saturday afternoon when "pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency," Frontier Airlines said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Authority, in a statement, said the emergency landing occurred "after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit."
Video footage captured the incident, showing flames under the plane and a trail of smoke following it as it came to a stop on the runway.
"The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs," the airlines said, adding no injuries were reported.
Airport officials told CNN that the plane “experienced a hard landing where basically tires blew.” The airport did not immediately respond to Paste BN's request for an update on the incident.
"Fire & Rescue extinguished a fire on the right engine," FAA said.
A total of 190 passengers and seven crew members were on board the flight from San Diego, as per the statement.
Following the incident, the Federal Aviation Authority issued a ground stop at the airport until 7 p.m. Saturday, CNN reported.
Frontier, in its statement, said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the incident, the agency said in a post on X Sunday.
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