Ann Romney's plane makes emergency landing

Updated: 6:46 p.m. ET

(CBS News) A plane carrying Ann Romney made an emergency landing in Denver Friday after the plane's cabin filled with smoke, CBS News has learned.

According to the Romney campaign, emergency vehicles met passengers on the tarmac upon arrival. Ann Romney spoke with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, as soon as the plane landed.

The campaign said none of the passengers were hurt. 

Shortly after the plane landed, Romney spokesperson Andrea Saul tweeted a photo of firefighters boarding the plane, pictured at left.

The apparent cause of the emergency landing was an electrical fire, according to the campaign. The plane was en route from Omaha to Santa Monica, California. 

"A Canadair Challenger 601 charter flight operated by World Wide Jet, diverted to Denver today at about 2:40 p.m. MDT after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. The flight was en route from Omaha, NE to Santa Monica, CA. The aircraft landed safely on runway 35L and passengers exited the aircraft via stairs on a taxiway. No injuries were reported," the FAA said in a statement.

Sarah Haley, Ann Romney's press secretary, described the incident on Twitter: "Our plane made an emergency landing because of smoke in the cabin. Everyone is safe. Don't need any caffeine to wake me up now!"

[sueb45]

How's this for a conspiracy theory: ever since her plane made an emergency stop no one is reporting on her radio meltdown....and that was getting to be a big story (look at the posts here). I'm not accusing; I'm just saying.....

[randysanders]

Curious, doesn't anyone completely check the planes equpiment before takeoff? How old was the plane? When was it last serviced? Why weren't they riding in a newer plane? I'm sure they'll find a way to blame Obama. Seriously, I'm glad they are ok!!!

[andie52]

Didn't she tell the plane to "Stop it" ?

[pohd1]

Nice CBS you are home to the radical hard core nut cases on the left from the post I read. Wish people would died make sick comments on a plane that had mechanical problems. If the nut cases on the right had made these comments about Michele it would probably make the national news showing the racist hate against the Obama's.

[kevboom]

Was she flying to the Cayman's with this month's cargo hold of untaxed "earnings"?

[Eugene2012]

Apparently, the smoked caviar snackies was a bit overwhelming....

[BUDDYofPA]

Notice the Romney's don't bother to fly on American Made or Operated Aircraft !

[venusvegasvada]

Evidently even the aircraft they are using can't handle the amount of BS the Romney's are putting out these days.

Stop it! Stop it! Peasants!

[venusvegasvada]

C'mon now newster, don't you think you should pull that waaay back?

The problem I have with the GOP is just their agenda and the manner in which they go about it. At the end of the day, they are still our fellow Americans.

It's one thing to talk a bit of political smack during the election period as it only comes around every 4 years or so, but it's a whole different thing to wish anyone harm. I don't condone it.

Don't forget it's just politics. Of course we are happy that no one was injured. That goes without saying. That's what opened the floodgates to people here poking some fun at the situation. If anyone had been hurt, it would have been a very different thing.
I'm very happy the plane landed with nobody injured.

[Resin-Smoker]

Did they drop the bong ?

[AOCGUY]

Did she just say "stop it"?

[retmw1]

That's what happens when the planes maintainace get's offshored.