Dwayne Johnson's Plane Makes Emergency Return to Hawaii Due to 'Serious Mechanical Issue'

Dwayne Johnson is luckily safe after a scary situation with his plane.

Late last week, the 52-year-old Moana actor was on his to Houston, Texas to attend opening of the United Football League, which he co-owns, on Friday (March 28), but his plane had to make an emergency return to Hawaii due to mechanical problems.

Keep reading to find out more…“Super bummed I can’t be in Texas but so grateful we were able to land the plane safely,” Dwayne wrote on X after landing safely. “So sorry to our @TheUFL fans, players, coaches, staff and our teams at @FOXSports @espn I’m not there. Let’s have a great season 2 opening weekend, have fun, and ball out.”

Then in a video, Dwayne shared more details about the experience.

Man, I was super pumped to get down there to Texas to rock and roll with all the fans, the players and the coaches. Last night we had some issues with the plane. About 35 to 40 minutes into the flight, the pilot comes back to me, he gets down on one knee, and it’s just me on the plane,” Dwayne explained. “Just me and crew, and he faces me and says, ‘Mr. Johnson, I’m sorry to inform you. We cannot continue to fly over the ocean. We have a problem, and we have to land back in Hawaii. You have my word that I will land you back safely on the island.’”

He continued, “He explained to me what happened. He said that it was an hydraulics issues with overheating. And he said that there are some issues that we can work out in the air, and then there are some where we’re not gonna take a chance, especially over the ocean. And especially when the computer in the airplane is saying don’t fly anymore over the ocean you got to get back to land.”

The former WWE star went on to say that he “appreciated” Captain Dave and the crew and thanked “God and the universe” for getting him back on ground safely. He then admitted that the incident shifted his perspective on the things that really matter in life.

“We’ve all experience turbulence on airplanes and some of us like me—like you guys—have experience some really f–king crazy turbulence where you’re like, ‘Holy s–t,” Dwayne said. “Drinks are flying. Luggage is flying, everything is going everywhere. And you can’t help but to think, its human nature, ‘Is this it? Is this how I check out?’”

“So, when you’re back there alone with just your drink and you’re thinking about this, and you got everything crossed hoping you make it back safely,” the Black Adam actor continued. “You start to realize really quickly, s–t that’s really important in life. And then you realize the s–t that doesn’t really matter that you’ve been thinking about and worrying about. Anyway, I had one of those moments last night.”

He added, “Bottom line is I’m grateful to be back on ground, grateful to be back in Hawaii.”

If you missed it, Dwayne and a former co-star seemingly ended their years-long feud.

We’re glad to hear Dwayne and crew all landed safely.