A Boeing 737 was forced to make an emergency landing in South Africa on Sunday after one of its wheels came off shortly after takeoff.
Dramatic footage showed smoke engulfing the aircraft after a loud bang can be heard when the wheel explodes. The plane then continues to screech down the runway before coming to a halt.
The FlySafair flight had only just got off the ground to begin the two hour journey from Johannesburg to Cape Town before ground staff ordered it back when they spotted damage to the aircraft’s undercarriage.
Upon being notified, the pilots made a low pass over the runway so engineers could inspect the damage from the ground where they noticed that one of the four rear wheels had been clipped during the takeoff.