2024-02-09 08:24:17
The pilot showed great control but the passengers inside the LATAM Airlines Airbus A319 probably shook a little during this landing.
The Airbus registered PT-TMO left Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont Airport for Congonhas Airport (CGH) in Sao Paulo on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. for a quick flight of about an hour.
During the approach phase, the crew, while extending the landing gear, had doubts about what could be a serious problem: the inner main wheel of the landing gear on the left would be missing.
The crew and authorities decided to divert the flight to Guarulhos International Airport, also in Sao Paulo.
The idea is to be able to carry out a visual check of the landing gear during a low altitude pass over the runway. According to the Brazilian website Aeroin, air traffic control and a safety team on the runway immediately confirmed that all the landing gears were correctly extended but that the wheel was indeed missing.
A runway side safety device was quickly deployed but the Airbus landed normally thanks to the pilot’s control.
The aircraft performed a low-pass for a visual inspection, tower and other ground observers could not detect the inboard left main wheel, then the aircraft safely landed without any issue at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport. pic.twitter.com/twYnwgcSMt
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) February 7, 2024
An investigation will have to determine the causes of this rather rare incident as the missing wheel was subsequently found near Santos Dumont airport.
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