The plane was scheduled to land in Phoenix, Arizona, but soon after takeoff, it was forced to quickly make a U-turn.
A Boeing 737 was forced to return to an Ohio airport on Sunday morning, just 40 minutes after take off after flames were seen shooting from the engine. Videos posted online captured the horrific moment the Boeing 737 sends flames into the sky, as passengers inside the airplane screamed in fear.
According to FlightAware, a service that monitors flights around the country, American Airlines Flight 1958 to Phoenix, Arizona departed from John Glenn Columbus International Airport at 7:43 am and returned to the airport at 8:22 am. Witnesses at the scene claimed that as the aircraft took off, it was struck by a group of geese, which resulted in flames shooting from the engine creating “wonky, pulsing noises.”
One person in Columbus, Ohio, claimed that it appeared “as if the engines were about to give up.
