A plane that departed from North Carolina with two pilots and three passengers had to make an emergency landing at Angelina County Airport, Texas, following an electrical failure.
An executive jet was guided to make an emergency landing after experiencing an electrical failure on March 2. The aircraft departed from North Carolina and landed at Angelina County Airport in Texas.
The incident occurred after the Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft lost its electrical system, according to reports from the pilots of Airshare, the company that chartered the flight to Easterwood Airport in College Station, Texas.
“I think we’d prefer a landing to the west. We’re in total emergency. Complete electrical failure at the moment,” the pilot reported to Houston’s air traffic control in an audio that circulated on social media.
An air traffic controller in Houston was responsible for guiding the plane safely to the ground.
Angelina County Airport is a small airfield that, due to low traffic, does not keep its runway lights on permanently. Additionally, the runway was not large enough for a safe landing.
The result was a rough touchdown, as the electrical failure rendered the navigation and anti-lock braking systems inoperative. Furthermore, the plane’s tires blew out upon landing.
In the end, no one was injured. The air traffic controller thanked the pilot and praised the crew’s courage. “No, thank you. I don’t think we could have done it without you,” the pilot responded.
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