Delta Pilot Locked Out of Cockpit, Plane Forced to Emergency Land

Delta Airlines has confirmed that one of its pilots was locked out of the cockpit during a recent landing in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Delta aircraft, en route from Minneapolis to Las Vegas, was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday when the pilot of the plane reportedly got locked out of the cockpit. The pilot apparently got up shortly before landing, only to return to find the cockpit door had been jammed.

The first officer successfully landed in Las Vegas after the pilot was unable to enter the cockpit. Although the landing was successful, Delta Airlines has still deemed the incident as an "emergency" and is investigating the incident further.

"About half way through [the 2.5-hour flight] there seemed to be some talking at the front of the plane. You could see the captain out there," passenger Jesse Dougherty told ABC News. "There wasn't a huge panic but some confusion."

The passenger went on to tell ABC News that the captain then explained to passengers that the door was jammed and he couldn't re-enter the cockpit. "It was very, very bizarre."

"A commercial aircraft can be landed with one pilot at the control and Delta pilots are fully trained to do so if the situation were to occur," Delta said in its statement.

"The First Officer took control and landed the aircraft safely without incident. The door will be evaluated by Delta maintenance technicians," the statement added.

The plane was reportedly carrying 162 passengers and managed to safely land an McCarran International Airport without incident.