ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — Passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines flight heading from Orlando to Puerto Rico got a scare last month when a wheel broke off and hit one of the aircraft’s engines.
“For a few minutes I thought it was the end of our story here on Earth,” one passenger wrote after posting video of the frightening incident to social media.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on the incident this week, stating that the landing gear wheel and a tire broke off as the plane was touching down in San Juan on April 15.
According to the NTSB, the captain reported hearing a loud banging and noticed an engine failure displayed on the aircraft’s monitor.
The plane quickly climbed back into the air before making a circle and coming down for a second landing attempt at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport…