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Elton John faced a terrifying situation when he was flying from the UK to New York, after his private jet suffered a hydraulic failure at 10,000 feet in the air. The iconic singer was traveling to New York City for a special performance of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at Madison Square Garden, however just an hour into the flight something went wrong with the aircraft and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing, quickly making a U-turn near the coast of southern Ireland.On top of the malfunction, the tripulation was facing winds reaching 8mph, making it harder for the pilot to land.

Elton John is ok after experiencing a terrifying arrival into Ireland on Tuesday after his private jet suffered a hydraulic failure, his representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. The performer was making his way from the United Kingdom to New York, where he was scheduled to perform at the Madison Square Garden on Tuesday and again on Wednesday, when the aircraft he was in suffered hydraulic failure at 10,000 feet. The plane diverted to the coast of Southern Ireland, and witnesses say the pilot twice aborted landing while winds reached 80 mph.The Farnborough Airport cleared a runway for the aircraft, and fire crews and ambulances were on hand to assist on the ground.

Sir Elton John has broken his silence after his £66million private jet was forced to make an emergency landing following a technical failure.