A pilot’s chilling four-word warning was captured in air traffic control audio after a person was reportedly sucked into a passenger jet’s engine during a horror incident at Denver International Airport. “We just hit somebody,” the pilot of a Frontier Airlines flight told the control tower after aborting take-off on Friday night.
The terrifying momentunfolded as Flight 4345 accelerated down the runway bound for Los Angeles International Airport before striking a man who had allegedly jumped an airport perimeter fence moments earlier. Seconds after the impact, the pilot urgently radioed controllers: “We have an engine fire.” Smoke then filled the cabin of the Airbus A321 as frightened passengers prepared for an emergency evacuation. All 224 passengers onboard escaped using inflatable slides after firefighters rushed to extinguish the blaze. Frontier Airlines later said: “We are deeply saddened by this event.”
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Authorities said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries during the evacuation, with five taken to hospital. Their conditions remain unclear.
According to airport officials, the unnamed trespasser scaled a perimeter fence just two minutes before the collision.
Air traffic control recordings show the aircraft had only just been cleared for departure before the chaos erupted.
After a short pause, the pilot told the tower: “We’re stopping on the runway.”
He then added: “There was an individual walking across the runway.”
“We have 231 souls on board,” the pilot said, including seven crew members.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
