Frontier Airlines plane catches fire while landing at Las Vegas airport, FAA investigates

Frontier Airlines plane catches fire while landing at Las Vegas airport, FAA investigates

A Frontier Airlines flight appeared to catch fire during an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport Saturday evening.

The flight from San Diego to Las Vegas was landing when pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency, Frontier said.

Frontier Flight 1326 made a hard landing with flames shooting from the wheels Saturday afternoon at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

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After the fire Emergency services extinguished the fire and the 190 passengers and seven crew members disembarked via the stairs, according to the airline.

No injuries were reported and passengers were transported by bus to the terminal, Frontier said in a statement on X.

“The cause of the incident is currently under investigation,” the airline said in a statement to ABC News.

Flight 1326 “experienced a hard landing,” Harry Reid International Airport said in a statement.

A ground shutdown is in effect until 7 p.m. and the Federal Aviation Administration continues its investigation.