Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here

United Airlines flight loses wheel after take-off from Los Angeles and lands safely in Denver

A United Airlines Boeing jet has lost a main landing gear wheel while taking off from Los Angeles and landed safely in Denver.
There were no reported injuries on the ground or on board Flight 1001, United said in a statement.
“The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event,” the statement said.
Planes sit on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP)
The Boeing 757-200 was carrying 174 passengers and seven crewmembers.
On March 7, a United Boeing B777-200 jet lost a tyre mid-air after take-off from San Francisco.
It landed on a car in an airport employee parking lot.
Nobody was hurt.
FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.
CONTACT US

Send your stories to contact@9news.com.au

Auto news: The change coming to a BMW favourite.