A private plane carrying Colombian superstar Karol G made an emergency landing Thursday night at Van Nuys Airport after the pilot reported a problem mid-flight.
“A twin-engine Gulfstream IV landed safely at Van Nuys Airport in California around 9 p.m. local time on Thursday, February 29 after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit,” an Administration spokesperson said Friday. Federal Aviation Administration in a statement to The Times.
“The flight departed from Hollywood Burbank Airport and was headed to El Salvador International Airport. “The FAA is investigating,” the statement said.
The investigation is a standard procedure conducted by the FAA when an aircraft is involved in an emergency landing.
The 33-year-old pop-reggaeton artist exited the plane and hugged friends and associates on the tarmac, according to footage obtained by K-ABC Los Angeles. The station's news helicopter also captured images of the “TQG” and “QLONA” singer on the tarmac outside the plane, talking on the phone.
There were no immediate reports of injuries and the cause of the malfunction was not immediately known.
The plane, identified as the singer's by its heart-shaped logo with barbed wire, took off with 16 people on board. It flew east, but when it reached Cajon Pass, it turned around, the news station said. The pilot reported a problem in the air and made a soft landing.
Representatives did not immediately respond Friday to The Times' requests for comment.
The singer won her first Grammy Award last month for her album “Mañana Sera Bonito.” The five-time Latin Grammy Award winner was also named Billboard magazine's 2024 Woman of the Year in February and is expected to be honored at the Billboard Women in Music Awards on Wednesday.
The singer, whose 2021 album title “KG0516” imitated a flight number, is currently in her “Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful” Tour in Latin America. It's unclear why she was in Los Angeles on Thursday, but she is scheduled to perform in Guatemala on Friday. His most recent show was in Guadalajara, Mexico, on February 24.
