Moment loud bang ‘violently rocks’ plane as impact forces oxygen masks to drop & eerie passenger chants heard
DRAMATIC footage has captured the moment a loud bang rocked a passenger plane just before it was about to take off.
An Alaska Airlines aircraft was hurtling down the runway at Washington Dulles Airport on Thursday night when there was a sudden jolt.
The plane was heading to Los Angeles International Airport but reportedly lost a tire before departure.
Video taken on board the aircraft shaking.
The jolt was so powerful that it forced an oxygen mask to be deployed and the overhead storage bins to open.
The plane continued to Los Angeles where it made an emergency landing.
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Chilling footage shared on X by one traveler showed the moment passengers were bracing for impact.
There were 175 passengers on the plane, including school children.
Video captured the moment they repeatedly chanted, “Heads down, stay down” inside the dark cabin.
Passengers said the cabin shook as the plane prepared for landing.
“They got us in the brace position,” traveler Brent Drewette told the ABC affiliate KABC.
“It was 10 seconds of really violent shaking.”
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Others revealed they had to stay composed so their children wouldn’t be scared.
“I had to remain really calm for my daughter,” Allison Mueller told the outlet.
Alaska Airlines officials confirmed there were no injuries and that the emergency landing in Los Angeles was just a precaution.
Passengers applauded once the plane was on the ground.
Airport crews at LAX investigated the plane once it touched down.
And, workers at Dulles Airport found debris on the runway.
Alaska Airlines has also launched a probe into what caused the Boeing 737-900 jet to lose the tire.
“We understand this might have been a concerning moment for our guests on board. We apologize for what they experienced,” a spokesperson told KABC.
Alaska Airlines statement
An Alaska Airlines spokesperson issued a statement after a plane heading to Los Angeles airport made an emergency landing.
“We understand this might have been a concerning moment for our guests on board,” they said.
“We apologize for what they experienced.”
The U.S. Sun has approached Alaska Airlines for comment.
Meanwhile, a China-bound Boeing 787 jet had to turn back to Rome’s Fiumicino airport after one of its engines caught fire.
Video shared online showed one of the plane’s engines glowing.
Last month, a Frontier plane made a hard landing in Las Vegas, and flames were seen spewing from underneath the aircraft.
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In September, a JetBlue plane was forced to make an emergency landing after pilots received reports of a smoke alert.
It was later determined that it was a false alarm.
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