Schwarzenegger Plane Makes Emergency Landing

By Jess Kilby, Newser User

Posted Jun 20, 2009 6:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Arnold Schwarzenegger’s private jet made an emergency landing at a small airport near LA last night after the pilot reported smoke coming from the cockpit, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nobody was injured and the California governor posted a photo of the plane to his Twitter page, calling the incident a “little adventure.”

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The photo snapped by the Governator and posted to Twitter after his private plane made an emergency landing yesterday due to smoke in the cockpit. (Twitpic)

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A little adventure just now when my plane made an emergency landing. All's ok, though. - Twitter post by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

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