Emergency crews responded to the tarmac at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after an Amazon cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing.Photos provided to WLWT show the plane on the tarmac with emergency vehicles nearby.Another image shows what appears to be smoke coming off the left engine of the plane.WLWT crews on scene also spotted several emergency vehicles near the cargo plane.Air Traffic Control audio communication points to what may have happened in the air that prompted the emergency landing.”Left engine. We took a bird intake, we just want to come back and land,” the pilot could be heard saying.The pilot goes on to say, “we have smoke in the cockpit.” More communications detail what happened next.”Can they get a ladder up to our either door?””The fire was on the left side, the engine failure and possible fire so the right side would be better.”Listen to more air traffic audio in the video player aboveWLWT has a crew at the airport and is working to gather more information.This is a breaking news story, WLWT will continue to update with more information as it comes in.
Emergency crews responded to the tarmac at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after an Amazon cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
Photos provided to WLWT show the plane on the tarmac with emergency vehicles nearby.
Another image shows what appears to be smoke coming off the left engine of the plane.
WLWT crews on scene also spotted several emergency vehicles near the cargo plane.
Air Traffic Control audio communication points to what may have happened in the air that prompted the emergency landing.
“Left engine. We took a bird intake, we just want to come back and land,” the pilot could be heard saying.
The pilot goes on to say, “we have smoke in the cockpit.”
More communications detail what happened next.
“Can they get a ladder up to our either door?”
“The fire was on the left side, the engine failure and possible fire so the right side would be better.”
Listen to more air traffic audio in the video player above
WLWT has a crew at the airport and is working to gather more information.
This is a breaking news story, WLWT will continue to update with more information as it comes in.
