Topline
A private plane carrying former President Donald Trump home from a speaking engagement at a Republican donor retreat last week made an emergency landing after experiencing engine failure, Politico and the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump waves before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport in Shannon, … [+]
Key Facts
Shortly after taking off Saturday evening from an airport in New Orleans—where Trump gave a speech at a retreat hosted by the Republican National Committee—the pilot of the plane turned around and returned to the airport because one of its engines failed, according to Politico, which first reported the news, citing two unnamed sources.
The engine failure occurred as the plane was flying above the Gulf of Mexico, the Post reported, and the plane landed back in New Orleans around 11 p.m.
The plane was a Dassault Falcon 900 that belonged to an unknown Trump donor, and it was also carrying Secret Service agents and some of the former president’s advisors, according to the Post, which cited unnamed sources.
Trump’s aides found a plane from another donor to take the president back to Florida, where he landed at around 3 a.m., Politico reported.
Trump’s representatives did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.
Further Reading
Trump plane made emergency landing after weekend speech to GOP donors (Politico)
Plane carrying Donald Trump made emergency landing in New Orleans after engine failure over Gulf of Mexico (Washington Post)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/03/09/donald-trumps-plane-reportedly-made-emergency-landing-due-to-engine-failure/