A man was taken into custody after he

climbed onto the wing of an Alaska Airlines plane at the Las Vegas airport

Saturday, an airport spokesman said.

The flight from Las Vegas to Portland was preparing for take-off from

McCarran International Airport when the pilot noticed a person coming toward

the aircraft and notified the control tower, Alaska Airlines said in a

statement.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and airport officials took the

man into custody, said airport spokesman Joe Rajchel.

Video shot by a passenger showed the man sitting and walking on the

wing. He then removed his socks and shoes before trying to climb the Boeing

737’s winglet, the upturned end of the plane’s wing. As police officers

approach the man, he slid down the winglet and fell to the tarmac below.

He was taken into custody and brought to a medical facility.

The plane

returned to the gate for a full inspection following the incident, the

statement from Alaska Airlines said.