Ann Romney plane fills with smoke, forced to make emergency landing

By NBC's Garrett Haake

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A plane?carrying Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver Friday after smoke began to fill the plane midflight.

Campaign aides said the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport, and there were no reports of any injuries. An electrical fire was the suspected cause of the smoke.

Listen to the LiveATC.net cockpit recording about smoke in the cabin

Mrs. Romney was en route from Omaha, Neb., to Santa Monica, Calif., on a chartered Canadair Challenger 601 when the smoke forced an emergency landing. She spoke with Gov. Romney, who was campaigning in Las Vegas at the time, by phone shortly after landing.?

An earlier version of this post referred to the plane Mrs. Romney was on as a regional jet. The Federal Aviation Administration advises it is not considered a regional jet.

Source: http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/21/14017836-ann-romney-plane-fills-with-smoke-forced-to-make-emergency-landing?lite

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