Coast Guard jet lands safely after engine loss at Reagan National

A U.S. Coast Guard Gulfstream V declared an emergency and landed safely at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after losing its right engine. The C-37A, call sign Coast Guard 101, was carrying Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and about a dozen others. No one was injured and no other flights were disrupted, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

The pilot radioed Potomac Approach around 1:30 p.m. EDT, reporting 14 people on board and about 2.5 hours of fuel remaining. "We just lost our right engine," the pilot said. "We'd like to declare an emergency and just an immediate landing at DCA." After landing, the crew ran through checklists before taxiing. Fire and rescue personnel checked the aircraft before it moved off the runway.

Mullin praised the pilots on social media, writing that they "made the single engine landing feel routine." The aircraft entered Coast Guard service in May 2002 and is nearly 25 years old. The Coast Guard also operates a newer Gulfstream, designated C-37B, delivered in 2022 with an expected service life of 30 years.