Plane carrying U.S. DHS chief Markwayne Mullin lands after suffering engine failure

WASHINGTON, 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.

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)


"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.

The plane has been in service since 2002 and is based at Air Station Washington.