Footage of the incident shows smoke and flames emanating from the overhead compartment as the flight crew rushes to help

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media that on the way back to the U.S. from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Hegseth’s "plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield."

United Flight 2662, which was arriving from Chicago, encountered the incident as the aircraft was touching down. Passengers on board described hearing a loud thud, followed by several people. According to two passengers, the plane began to bounce after it landed.

MOUNTAIN GREEN, Morgan County — A small plane had to make an emergency landing on I-84 in Morgan County on Tuesday afternoon. A small plane made an emergency landing on I-84 in Morgan County. The plane blocked a lane near milepost 100; traffic was diverted to Old Highway Road.

A small plane made an emergency landing on a biking and walking trail in North Lauderdale late Monday afternoon, but the two people aboard were uninjured, a city official said.

A plane carrying U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft's windshield, the Pentagon said, adding the Pentagon chief was safe.

A single-engine airplane made an emergency landing in Vineyard along the Utah Lake shoreline Tuesday night, but the pilot and passenger were not injured. According to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office,

The Boeing 747-400, arriving from Dubai, skidded off the runway after landing and fell into the sea, Hong Kong officials said.

Two Hong Kong airport security staff were killed early on Monday after a cargo plane from Dubai skidded off the runway on landing, collided with their security patrol vehicle and pushed it into the sea,