Chris Brown’s pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after the cockpit of the private jet filled with smoke.

The Gulfstream 3 Jet ended up landing in Burbank, CA but was originally headed to Teterboro, NJ so Brown could attend the Met Gala Event.

TMZ.com reports:
But sources tell us … roughly 7 to 8 minutes into the flight, everyone on board began to notice smoke filling the plane.

One source told us, “It was A LOT of smoke … everywhere.”

The pilot immediately turned the plane around and performed an emergency landing back at Burbank airport.

We’re told the passengers were scared … but the pilot was cool, calm and collected … and couldn’t have handled the situation better.

Here’s the crazy part — after the plane touched down, Brown decided he STILL wanted to get to the Met Gala event in NY … and boarded ANOTHER private jet within an hour of touching down.

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