make an emergency landing on a tiny remote island in the pacific ocean. cnn s alexander field describes the terrifyi ining ordeal. reporter: an emergency landing for 348 people. cell phone video captures their arrival on the kind of island you don t usually visit. midway is not an island that has hotels and things. it s just a diversion airport. reporter: the moments before touchdown terrifying united airlines passengers. we were all thinking of people at home and our own little ones we had with us. we had a family next to us with a 3-year-old and a real tiny baby. reporter: mechanical issues delayed united airlines flight 201 from the start. after 3 1/2 hours it was cleared for takeoff. the plane left honolulu and was headed to guam, but three hours into the flight over the pacific ocean the pilot was suddenly forced to reroute to a remote island because of a strong electrical odor. any time there s anything going on in an aircraft that s