A non-public aircraft carrying Colombian famous person Karol G made an emergency touchdown Thursday night time on the Van Nuys Airport after the pilot reported a problem mid-flight.
“A twin-engine Gulfstream IV landed safely at Van Nuys Airport in California round 9 p.m. native time on Thursday, Feb. 29 after the pilot reported smoke within the cockpit,” a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned Friday in a press release to The Instances.
“The flight departed from Hollywood Burbank Airport and was headed to El Salvador Worldwide Airport. The FAA is investigating,” the assertion mentioned.
The investigation is a normal process performed by the FAA when an plane is concerned in an emergency touchdown.
The 33-year-old pop-reggaeton artist exited the aircraft and hugged associates and associates on the tarmac, in line with footage obtained by Okay-ABC Los Angeles. The station’s information helicopter additionally captured footage of the “TQG” and “QLONA” singer on the tarmac outdoors the aircraft, talking on the telephone.
There have been no instant stories of accidents and the reason for the malfunction was not instantly recognized.
The plane — recognized because the singer’s due to its barbed-wire coronary heart emblem — took off with 16 folks on board. It flew east however by the point it reached the Cajon Cross, it rotated, the information station mentioned. The pilot reported a midair drawback and made a easy touchdown.
Representatives didn’t instantly reply Friday to The Instances’ requests for remark.
The singer gained her first Grammy Award final month for her album “Mañana Será Bonito.” The five-time Latin Grammy Award winner was additionally named Billboard journal’s 2024 Girl of the Yr in February and is anticipated to be honored on the Billboard Ladies in Music Awards on Wednesday.
The singer, whose 2021 album title “KG0516” mimicked a flight quantity, is at present on her “Mañana Será Bonito” tour in Latin America. It’s unclear why she was in Los Angeles on Thursday, however she is scheduled to carry out in Guatemala on Friday. Her most up-to-date present was in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 24.
