Frontier Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Las Vegas causing flames underneath of the A321.
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo plane (registration N701FR) operating flight F91326 from San Diego to Las Vegas caught fire while landing at LAS Harry Reid Intl Airport, Nevada on Saturday.
The Frontier flight was descending when the pilots declared an emergency due to heavy smoke in the cockpit and having issues to communicate with Air Traffic Control.
Frontier Flight 1326 departed San Diego at 1:51 p.m. Pacific Time and arrived in Las Vegas at 3:37 p.m.
A Frontier Airlines spokesperson noted that the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency before the landing.
The airport spokesperson confirmed that “Frontier Flight 1326 experienced a hard landing.” The Clark County Fire Department responded right away, and all passengers and crew members were safely moved to the gate area without any reported injuries.
Visuals show flames and plumes of smoke billowing from the plane’s landing gear area as it landed and stopped on the runway 26L.
All the passengers were evacuated using airstairs without injuries and firefighters responded quickly.
