Source: Brandon Bailey | www.wcyb.com

Emergency officials have confirmed that a plane has made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport.

Airport officials say there were reports of smoke inside of the cockpit of an American Airlines plane. The ERJ 145 aircraft landed around 10:06 A.M.

There were 52 passengers and 4 crew on the plane at the time.

The plane had departed Charlotte earlier this morning and was bound for Lexington.