Private Jets Crash at Arizona Airport, Killing at Least One

Our thoughts and prayers are going out to everybody in the aviation community that this affects today,

Kelli Kuester, Aviation outreach and planning coordinator for the Scottsdale Airport said

Today, Scottsdale sadly experienced an aircraft accident at our airport. Based on the information provided thus far, it appears at least one person is dead after two jets collided on the runway at Scottsdale Airport,

Borowsky said

On behalf of the city of Scottsdale, the fire department, the police department, Glendale, and everybody else that's out here working this, where we've got our automatic eight partners out here currently working the scene. And we're doing everything we can to extricate and save the one soul that's still on board,

Folio said

It appears that the left main gear failed upon landing resulting in the accident,

said Kuester

The FAA is temporarily pausing flights into the airport,

the administration, which has launched an investigation into the collision, added

A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 p.m. local time Monday, Feb. 10,

the FAA said in a statement

An accident has occurred upon arrival to runway 21. Fire Department is on scene assessing the situation. Scottsdale Airports runway is currently closed."

The airport said