Private jet carrying comedian Russell Peters makes emergency landing in N.C.

The Canadian Press</span>
Published Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:32AM EST
Last Updated Thursday, January 31, 2019 1:07PM EST

MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- A private jet carrying Canadian comedian and actor Russell Peters, who had just performed in North Carolina, had to make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

News outlets cite an Instagram post from Peters, who says the plane suffered a flat tire while taking off late Wednesday night. He says the pilot made the announcement 30 minutes into a flight to Texas on the way back to Los Angeles.

The pilot burned off some fuel before making a bumpy landing at 1:30 a.m. Peters says no one was hurt.

RDU officials say there were seven people on board. Peters and his crew were able to take a later commercial flight.

Peters had made a stop on his "Deported World Tour" at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Wednesday.

Canadian comedian Russell Peters was on a private jet when it’s right main gear tire blew on departure from Raleigh-Durham. He says “Good news everyone... The crew and I are ok! Blew out a tire whilst taking off... had to burn fuel and circle back... got scary but all is well” pic.twitter.com/ISP1clu2cS
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) January 31, 2019