Whilst flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Charlotte, North Carolina, the charter flight Barack Obama was on had to declare and emergency landing after the pilot lost control of the pitch of his plane whilst landing in St. Louis.
The pilot radioed air traffic control and said "at this time we would like to declare an emergency and also have CFR (crash equipment) standing by in St. Louis." Initially, FAA reported no incident had occurred because of the nature of the incident.
"Information we get in real time is preliminary and may be subject to change when we get a fuller account of what happened," FAA Spokesperson Laura Brown said. The NTSB found no evidence of missing parts or tampering after the investigation.
