A smoking aircraft sends American Airlines passengers fleeing onto a Denver airport runway :: Denver, Colorado :: @highlymigratoryfishing via Instagram :: American Airlines said the plane had a mechanical issue and that all aboard exited safely :: July 26,

Passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated after a “possible landing gear incident,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Video posted to social media showed passengers evacuating the aircraft using a slide as smoke and flames billowed from below the rear of the plane.