APRIL 13, 2023:
A United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines made an emergency landing at the Pierre Regional Airport yesterday evening (April 12, 2023) after experiencing a reported engine failure.
Information from the Pierre Police Department says a call came in to the Central South Dakota Communications dispatch center at 6pm CT alerting them to the emergency and that the aircraft would be landing in Pierre. The Pierre Airport Rescue Fire Fighters initiated their emergency operations plan and stood by as the plane landed safely at 6:15pm. The 48 passengers were offloaded at the Pierre terminal.
The Flight tracking website “FlightAware” shows the plane that landed is a twin-engine, CRJ-200 (Canadair Regional Jet) that was going from Fargo to Denver when the incident occurred. Passengers were delayed in Pierre about four hours, when another SkyWest regional jet flew in to take the travelers to Denver.
APRIL 12, 2023:
A United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines made an emergency landing at the Pierre Regional Airport this evening (April 12, 2023) after experiencing a reported engine failure. The aircraft was en-route to Denver from Fargo when the incident occurred.
Information from the Pierre Police Department says a call was received by Central South Dakota Communications at 6pm informing of the emergency and that the aircraft would be landing in Pierre. The Pierre Airport Rescue Fire Fighters initiated their emergency operations plan and stood by as the plane landed safely at 6:15pm and passengers were offloaded at the Pierre Regional Airport terminal.
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