Another airline losing their tires. Last Thursday (11/14) Alaska Airlines flight 309 from IAD lost its tires on takeoff. The crew chose to continue to LAX, declaring an emergency landing.
This is one of many incidents this year. On March 7th, United Airlines lost its tires on takeoff at SFO. The tires landed in an employee parking lot damaging at least one car.
So why does this happen?
It could be due to many different factors. Such as poor maintenance, extreme wear/tear, defects, importer inflation etc. Luckily the incidents involving United and Alaska Airlines did not cause any injuries or damage to the aircraft. They were still able to land safely.
In most cases aircrafts can actually land safely without all their tires. That’s because aircrafts have multiple tires on each landing gear. Which allows it to distribute weight properly.
While aircraft incidents have creeped up in the past year or so. Air travel is still the safest bet. But I could only imagine being one of the passengers on these flights. Fire up your wifi and tell us all about your experience 😬
Safe travels!! 🥃
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