A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 bound for Osaka, Japan, suffered a dramatic incident shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this afternoon.
EXCLUSIVE: Here's the moment that United flight #UA35 lost a wheel during takeoff, captured by CaliPlanes (https://t.co/QPzmrN2j2T) ✈️ https://t.co/JSTzbHuGD2 pic.twitter.com/MdmybGWCqt
— RadarBox (@RadarBoxCom) March 7, 2024
United Airlines flight UA35, lost its left rear tire after lifting off from the runway. The tire reportedly separated from the aircraft and landed in a nearby parking lot, destroying several vehicles.
The pilots of UA35 were alerted to the missing tire by air traffic control and made the immediate decision to divert the aircraft to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The plane landed safely at LAX and was met by local fire rescue.
#BREAKING United Airlines Flight UAL35 lost a tire during takeoff from SFO.
— CNW (@CANews_Watch) March 7, 2024
UAL35 is currently in the air, diverting to LAX. One or two tires are missing from the aircraft. Landing gear has damaged multiple cars at SFO (in video from @Julian61865944) pic.twitter.com/2GiRanJQZK
Emergency crews are currently on the scene at SFO to investigate the cause of the incident.
We will be monitoring this story as it develops.
