One of the wheels on a Link Airways passenger flight from Canberra to Newcastle fell off as the plane took off, according to a report by the official Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The fault was only spotted from air traffic control in Canberra.
The pilot of the Saab 340 with 19 passengers on board was alerted, and the plane then circled the airport before landing on its remaining wheels, but with fire crews on the tarmac in full emergency mode.
