Elton John left “shaken” after private jet emergency landing

Elton John left “shaken” after private jet emergency landing

6 time Grammy award winner, Elton John, has reportedly been left “shaken” after his private jet made an emergency landing.

According to NME, the jet was flying over southern Ireland at 10,000ft on its way from the UK to New York for a show at Madison Square Garden when it had to land.

About an hour after the £66million (AUD$121,945,560) jet took off it started to suffer hydraulic issues and had to turn back and land at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, according to The Sun.

An eyewitness commented: “The jet was being buffeted and couldn’t land. It was horrible to see. The terrible weather and epic gusts made it almost impossible to land. Two attempts to touch down failed.

“The aircraft’s nose was far too vertical. The plane was descending and was halfway along the runway when it gave up trying to hit the tarmac. It soared back in the air.

“A crowd had gathered after word went around that Elton was in difficulty. And as the plane came around again for a second attempt to land, the storm was doing its worst.

“It was a horrible thing to see, and you wouldn’t have swapped places with Elton on that small plane for anything. I bet he said a few prayers of thanks.”

The British superstar singer was “shaken” but made it to New York and performed his show that night.

The show is a part of his global Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.

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