An Air Canada Express aircraft lost one of its four main wheels shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, forcing a turnback.
According to CNN, Flight 8684 was heading to Bagotville, about 230 miles to the north, Friday when the incident occurred. No one was hurt.
One of the 49 passengers on board captured video of the wheel detaching from the plane’s left main landing gear.
The passenger was very light-hearted about the incident tweeting that “I’m currently on a plane that just lost a wheel. 2020 starting off well.”
The flight crew landed the Dash 8-300 safely.
CNN reported that a Jazz Aviation spokesperson said: “The experienced pilots maintained complete control of the aircraft.”
Bon bah là j’suis actuellement dans un avion qui vient de perdre une roue…
2020 commence plutôt bien ? pic.twitter.com/eZhbOJqIQr— Tom (@caf_tom) January 3, 2020
