Close call? Sen. Lindsey Graham says his plane was forced to make an emergency landing

Yikes! Sounds like Sen. Graham had a pretty crazy day:

About 5 minutes into today's flight from Greenville to Washington, I and my other passengers noticed the engine making strange sound.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014

Not long afterwards, the pilot declared an emergency and we headed back to the airport.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014

We safely returned with fire trucks and first responders at the ready.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014

Thank you the first responders at GSP and flight crew for the work you do.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014

We’re not sure what happened, exactly, but we’re glad that he and everyone on board were OK.

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