<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The plane carrying Prime Minister Anthony Albanese home from his successful trip to Washington has been forced into an unscheduled landing in the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After taking off from Andrews Air Force Base, the Royal Australian Air Force Airbus A330-200 taking the prime minister home was meant to fly directly to Hawaii but unexpectedly landed in St Louis, Missouri, after less than an hour in the air.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move is a precautionary one after a piece of luggage fell from an overhead locker and hit another passenger on the aircraft.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-weather-live-updates-nsw-heat-victoria-winds-storms-latest-news-headlines/496187bf-a2d6-41ca-9456-a1bc611ce4d0"><strong><span>Sydney to 'flirt' with 40 degrees on 'blistering' day</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It looks like there's been a little mishap inside the plane," 9News national affairs editor Andrew Probyn said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're told it's not very serious, but as a precaution...</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It looks like one of the RAAF staff at the back of the jet has opened an overhead locker and something heavy has fallen on someone below it.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/anthony-albanese-plane-unexpected-landing-return-trip-us-visit/9425b3e4-4bbd-4572-8da9-274f632e3ec9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But I stress it doesn't seem to be too serious, as a precaution they're stopping in Missouri."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>