Wheel takes flight after falling off Air Canada plane

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From https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/flight-wheel-pop-1.5415232

Wheel takes flight after falling off Air Canada plane
No one was injured on flight, plane landed safely

CBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2020 1:27 PM ET | Last Updated: January 4

An Air Canada flight from Montreal to Saguenay, Que. was forced to turn around Friday after a technical issue made one of its wheels fall off seconds after takeoff.

In a statement, Air Canada subsidiary Jazz Aviation said one of the two wheels on the left main landing gear fell off just after the plane went airborne.

The incident was captured on video by a passenger.

In the footage, flames are seen coming from the wheel prior to takeoff. One passenger comments that the wheel appears to be fine, before it promptly falls off the landing gear.

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[pansypoo53219]

1. surprisingly not as spectacular as the wheel that hit my car.

yes. a wheel. i saw it come off and bounce over the street light on a major boulevard. i had traffic behind me, so i could only slow down. hit my hood and bounced off. my old 72 delta 88 still drivable unlike new stuff. nearly took out my aunt in passenger seat.

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3. ...nearly took out my aunt in passenger seat ...

They weren't compatible?

[pansypoo53219]

6. no, it went after the kids playing on a lawn. clearly a pedophile.

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4. More like this?

[pansypoo53219]

7. luckily it did not explode my front end.bounced way higher.

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2. The company said it will inspect the plane and do the necessary repairs ...

I wonder if they'll catch that missing wheel?

[CaptYossarian]

5. Kenny Rogers: "You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel".

You must be "tired" of my jokes by now.