British Airways plane loses wheel during takeoff

British Airways plane loses wheel during takeoff

A wheel appeared to fall off a British Airways plane travelling from Las Vegas to London Heathrow Airport shortly after takeoff on Monday, 26 January, according to Flightradar24. The flight tracker shared footage of a BA aircraft taking to the skies. Shortly after the plane takes off, an object falls to the ground. Flightradar24 said: "British Airways flight BA274 lost one of its main landing gear wheels. The separation of the right rear wheel f…

A British Airways A350 lost a wheel during takeoff from Las Vegas, continued over Atlantic to London

A British Airways Airbus A350-1000 completed a transatlantic crossing and landed safely at Heathrow Airport today, despite losing one of its main landing gear wheels during departure from Las Vegas. LONDON – The incident, which occurred Monday, January 26 2026 evening, involved flight BA274 operated by aircraft G-XWBN. As the wide-body jet too off from the runway 26R at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), an automated live stream captured th…