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- Elton John's nearly $90 million private jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday after it suffered "hydraulic failure."
- John was in the air for around an hour, flying from England to New York, when problems began. His pilot reversed course to head to an airport south of London, but 80 mile-an-hour wind gusts made John's flight difficult.
- An eyewitness explained "The terrible weather and epic gusts made it almost impossible to land. Two attempts to touch down failed. The aircraft’s nose was far too vertical. The plane was descending and was halfway along the runway when it gave up trying to hit the tarmac. It soared back in the air."
- After three attempts, John and his crew were finally able to make an emergency landing, with EMS and fire crews were ready on the ground.
- The ordeal didn't scare John. He boarded another flight and headed to New York for a show at Madison Square Garden.