Donnie Wahlberg praises God and pilots after plane skidded off runway at Las Vegas airport

Donnie Wahlberg is thanking God and the pilots who helped prevent a "serious disaster" after the private jet carrying him and seven others skidded off a runway at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.On Sunday, Wahlberg — who had just performed with New Kids on the Block during the final show of the band’s Las Vegas residency — took to social media to recount the incident and thank the pilots and God for keeping everyone on board safe."Getting a lot of concerned messages and texts about my flight's failed attempt at leaving Las Vegas this morning," he wrote in the caption."I appreciate your concern and well wishes."AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ABORTS MIAMI TAKEOFF AFTER BUSINESS JET ENTERS RUNWAYDonnie Walhberg nearly avoided a serious disaster while aboard a plane on Sunday.

(Getty Images; Donnie Wahlberg Instagram)"I made this video for my friends and family after the incident, but so many of you all are my family too so I figured I’d share with you," Wahlberg continued."Yes, it was me and my team/friends onboard the aircraft.""It was a rather intense few moments, which felt like a few long minutes," he added.DATA SHOWS AMAZON JET’S KEY BRAKING SYSTEMS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING DEADLY MIAMI CRASH: NTSBIn a video filmed after the incident, Wahlberg said the plane never made it into the air."We're all okay.

I'm okay," he said."We were taking off and didn't get up in the air and ran out of runway."Wahlberg, with wife Jenny McCarthy, had just performed with New Kids on the Block the night before the incident.  (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)"I’m just going to tell you these pilots saved our lives," Wahlberg continued.

"God covered us.I'm not sure how many fences we avoided, we didn't avoid the last one."Wahlberg also said the plane narrowly missed trucks, heavy equipment and dumpsters near the end of the runway.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"God is good," he said.

"I just finished praying, and I looked out the window and s...