A frightful flight: Man stows away in plane's landing gear on flight from Guatemala to Miami

An American Airlines flight from Guatemala to Miami Saturday was revealed to have one additional passenger on board: A man who had stowed away in the plane's landing gear.

The man, who came off of American Airlines flight 1182, which landed about 10 a.m.

American Airlines said in a statement the flight"was met by law enforcement due to a security issue.

Samuel Orozco, a spokesperson for the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics, Guatemala's civil aviation authority, said the matter was still under investigation in the Central American country and could not provide further details at this time.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the law enforcement agency charged with enforcing U.S.