Donnie Wahlberg is “thankful” to be alive after his non-public jet skidded off a runway in Las Vegas.
“We’re all OK. I’m OK. We were taking off and didn’t get up in the air and ran out of runway,” the “Sixth Sense” star said in a video on Instagram after the terrifying incident at Harry Reid International Airport on Sunday.
“I’m just going to tell you these pilots saved our lives. And God covered us,” he added.
Wahlberg, 57, said the pilots averted hitting fences, vehicles, heavy gear and dumpsters.
Donnie Wahlberg (seen above in an Instagram video) spoke out after his non-public jet skidded off the runway.
“We’re all okay. I’m okay. We were taking off and didn’t get up in the air and ran out of runway,” the “Sixth Sense” star said in a video Sunday.
“God is good,” he added while holding back tears. “We had just completed praying, and I regarded out the window and said, ‘We are not getting up in the air today.’
“But we’re safe and thankful and all is well. Don’t worry,” Wahlberg concluded.
In the caption of his video, the “Blue Bloods” alum said the jet hassle was “a rather intense few moments” that “felt like a few long minutes.”
Several stars took to Wahlberg’s feedback part to share their ideas on the scary state of affairs.
Wahlberg (seen above in a selfie on a jet) credited the pilots for saving everyone’s lives. donniewahlberg/instagram
The incident took place at Harry Reid International Airport (seen above in 2025) in Las Vegas Sunday morning. Getty Images
“God is so good!!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️,” wrote his spouse, Jenny McCarthy.
“🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾,” added Montell Jordan, while Kristin Chenoweth said, “Oh goodness! Thank the Good Lord yall are ok!!”
“🙌🏽🔥🙌🏽,” commented Stephen Baldwin.
On Sunday, the Dassault Falcon 50 plane was departing from Runway 1L when it skidded off the runway and hit one of the airport’s perimeter fences.
The Dassault Falcon 50 plane was departing from Runway 1L when it skidded off the runway and hit one of the airport’s perimeter fences. (Pictured: A personal jet on a flight tracker.)
A ground stop was issued for the airport after the incident. (Pictured: Wahlberg sitting courtside at an NBA recreation in 2025.) Getty Images
Per a flight-tracking map shared online, the jet moved slowly from its taxi place and turned onto the runway.
The airplane then went previous the finish of the pavement and veered proper before coming to a full stop.
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued a ground stop for the airport, citing an “aircraft emergency.”