Twilight actor Jackson Rathbone has live tweeted a dramatic flight experience yesterday morning, after his JetBlue Flight was forced to make an emergency landing in California.
The actor, who plays Jasper Hale in the vampire series, was travelling with his family when the Texas bound flight developed engine trouble.
Rathbone took to Twitter to document the events, claiming that as the cabin was filling with smoke they noticed that oxygen masks hadn’t dropped, forcing the flight attendant to manually deploy them.
An airport spokeswoman said four people were injured in Thursday’s incident on the Airbus A320, with one released and one taken to a local hospital.
We were on @jetblue flight 1416 to Austin from Long Beach. Our right engine exploded and our cabin filled with smoke. http://t.co/QpvuAuoPDM
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
The oxygen masks did not deploy, but the brave stewardesses came around and manually deployed them. It was rough, th… http://t.co/LaaTbGlGeU
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
I recited the Lord’s Prayer as I held my son and my wife in my arms. The pilot came on the PA and let us know we los… http://t.co/izyrqaNRTn
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
We landed safely. It wasn’t even all that rough, honestly. I just couldn’t stop kissing my family and thanking my G… http://t.co/Qa2gJUnWI8
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
The doors were thrown open, once on the Tarmac. The stewardesses yelled for us to get out and as far away from the a… http://t.co/6gTLwgcJJw
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
I grabbed my son and jumped down the inflated ramp, my wife following. We left all our personal effects onboard. Who… http://t.co/1l7pk3Fa2A
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
We’re safe. I’m grateful. http://t.co/ajCmhIJDv3
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) September 18, 2014
According to CBS Los Angeles, the pilots had received a warning signal that the number two engine was overheating. JetBlue are now said to be looking into the cause of the plane’s mechanical difficulties.
Tracking website FlightAware said the plane took off at 9:17am, but was forced to land just 13minutes later 9:30am.
