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Donnie Wahlberg is thanking God and the pilots who helped prevent a “serious disaster” after the private jet carrying him and seven others skidded off a runway at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
On Sunday, Wahlberg — who had just performed with New Kids on the Block during the final show of the band’s Las Vegas residency — took to social media to recount the incident and thank the pilots and God for keeping everyone on board safe.
“Getting a lot of concerned messages and texts about my flight’s failed attempt at leaving Las Vegas this morning,” he wrote in the caption. “I appreciate your concern and well wishes.”
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Donnie Walhberg nearly avoided a serious disaster while aboard a plane on Sunday. (Getty Images; Donnie Wahlberg Instagram)
“I made this video for my friends and family after the incident, but so many of you all are my family too so I figured I’d share with you,” Wahlberg continued. “Yes, it was me and my team/friends onboard the aircraft.”
“It was a rather intense few moments, which felt like a few long minutes,” he added.
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In a video filmed after the incident, Wahlberg said the plane never made it into the air.
“We’re all okay. I’m okay,” he said. “We were taking off and didn’t get up in the air and ran out of runway.”
Wahlberg, with wife Jenny McCarthy, had just performed with New Kids on the Block the night before the incident. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
“I’m just going to tell you these pilots saved our lives,” Wahlberg continued. “God covered us. I’m not sure how many fences we avoided, we didn’t avoid the last one.”
Wahlberg also said the plane narrowly missed trucks, heavy equipment and dumpsters near the end of the runway.
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“God is good,” he said. “I just finished praying, and I looked out the window and said, ‘We’re not going up in the air today, but we’re safe and thankful.’ All is good. Praise Jesus.”
In his Instagram caption, Wahlberg praised the pilots and emergency personnel who responded to the scene.
“Thankful to God, of course, and to our incredible pilots who did an amazing job of keeping us safe and avoiding a serious disaster,” he wrote. “The airplane did take some lumps — but we did not.”
Wahlberg praised God and the pilots for saving his life. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
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“Thank you to all the emergency personnel on the ground in Las Vegas! You all were absolutely wonderful,” he added. “All glory to God! By His grace, we are all ok.”
Wahlberg’s wife, Jenny McCarthy, reacted to the incident in the comments section of his post.
“God is so good!” McCarthy wrote.
Jenny McCarthy reacted to the scary incident in the comments of her husband’s post. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
Harry Reid International Airport spokesperson Monika Bertaki confirmed to the Associated Press that the aircraft skidded off runway 1L at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday and made contact with the airport’s perimeter fence.
“At approximately 11 a.m., upon departure, a general aviation aircraft skid off runway 1L at LAS and made contact with the perimeter fence,” the airport said in a statement shared on social media. “There are no known injuries at this time.”
The airport said runways 1R and 1L would be closed for inspection and warned travelers that they could experience delays.
The airport posted an update later that day confirming that both runways had reopened following inspections.
An air traffic control recording circulated on TikTok captures a voice saying, “Aborting. Aborting,” after which an air traffic controller confirms that emergency vehicles are en route.
A representative for Wahlberg did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
