A small plane made an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport Monday evening after a door fell from the aircraft midflight.

“The single-engine Diamond DA40 plane landed at Buffalo Niagara International Airport around 5:30 p.m. after the pilot reported losing the left rear passenger door, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement,” NBC News reports.

Two people were on board.

Cheektowaga Police are searching for the door but reportedly have yet to find it.

NBC News reports:

The private plane lost the door as it flew over Cheektowaga, a Buffalo suburb, a few miles south of the airport, police said.

An audio recording captured the pilot notifying air traffic controllers, “We have an emergency; we’re heading back.”

When asked to confirm the nature of the emergency, the pilot responds, “We lost our rear door.”

No injuries or property damage have been reported.

From WGRZ:

According to public flight data, the single-engine aircraft took off from the airport and several minutes into the flight reported the emergency.

“We have an emergency, we’re heading back,” the pilot said to air traffic control. “We lost our rear door.”

BNIA emergency responders were dispatched along the runway as a precaution, according to the air traffic control recording of the incident.

According to Police, the plane is reported to have had landed safely and parked near the Signature Aviation terminal.

Breaking911 writes:

Door Falls Off Plane Mid-Flight Near Buffalo Airport, Residents Asked to Call Police if the Door is Found

• A transportation authority spokesperson says that a small plane landed safely near the Buffalo airport after a door fell off while in the air.

• The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

• The non-commercial plane managed to safely land at the Signature Aviation terminal at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

• Cheektowaga police reported that the plane, carrying two people, lost its door while flying over Stiglmeier Park. No immediate injuries were reported.

The FAA is investigating the incident.

 

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