logo

First Lady's plane makes an emergency landing after smoke fills the cabin

Cheryl Kahla
By Cheryl Kahla
Oct 17, 2018
11:42 A.M.

Ten minutes into her flight to Philadelphia earlier today, Melania Trump's aircraft began experiencing mechanical problems and had to return to base.

Advertisement

Reports from multiple media outlets state that smoke from the cockpit filled the airplane and passengers had to cover their faces with wet towels.

Read more on our Twitter account, @amomama_usa. The Boeing C-32A returned to the Joint Base Andrews and landed safely without any reported injuries.

Several passengers told reporters that a "burning smell" was coming from the cockpit and a "think haze of smoke" could be observed.

Advertisement

Apart from Melania, several members of the press were on board, as well as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

A report is still pending, and the White House has not yet issued a statement explaining the extent of the mechanical failure.

Advertisement

However, Melania's spokesperson, Stephanie Grisham, said it was a "minor mechanical issue" and confirmed that "everything is fine and everyone is safe."

Melania was on her way to Philadelphia to meet with staff at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome.

Advertisement

The condition affects babies if their mother used narcotics during the pregnancy. The newborn baby would then experiences withdraw symptoms.

Her trip has now been postponed until later in the day, and the First Lady will more than likely take a different plane.

Advertisement

She will also make time to address the opioid crisis, and tour the NICU at Thomas Jefferson Hospital and Nursery.

In other news, rapper and actor T.I is causing controversy after he cast a Melania-lookalike in a salacious new video.

Advertisement

The actress in the video can be seen stripping for T.I in the Oval Office. T.I's message to President is that he "ain't Kanye."

Grisham has since responded to the video. She asked on Twitter "How is this acceptable?" and used the hashtags "disgusting" and "boycottT.I."

T.I has not yet responded to her tweet and Grisham has since tweeted:

"Like it or not, she is the First Lady, and this is the White House. It's disrespectful and disgusting to portray her this way simply because of politics."

Advertisement
Advertisement
Related posts

Solange Tremblay Seen Recovering in Hospital Following LaGuardia Airport Incident – Photos

March 30, 2026

Donald Trump Reveals the One Thing Melania Can't Stand About Him

May 04, 2026

What the Pilots Might Have Seen Before the Collision at LaGuardia Airport

March 25, 2026

Family of Jazz Aviation Hero Pilot Antoine Forest Speaks Out, Shares Heartwarming Childhood Photo

March 24, 2026

Video Shows Moments Before Air Canada Jet Incident At LaGuardia

March 24, 2026

Pilots Involved In Air Canada LaGuardia Plane Incident Identified – Photos Of Them

March 24, 2026

Melania Trump Responds to Epstein Claims in Official White House Statement

April 09, 2026

Mackenzie Gunther, Co-Pilot in LaGuardia Incident, Remembered by Friends and Seneca College Students

March 25, 2026

'Dancing With the Stars' Alum Charlotte Jørgensen Was Among the Passengers Aboard the Plane Involved in the Laguardia Incident

March 31, 2026

Why One Small Detail in Barron Trump's SOTU Look Is Causing a Buzz

February 25, 2026

22-Year-Old Passenger Jack Cabot Stuns With His Account of What Unfolded Inside an Air Canada Plane at Laguardia – Video

March 25, 2026