Plane with mechanical problems makes 'successful' landing at St. John's International Airport

Emergency vehicles rushed to a PAL aircraft that landed at the St. John's International Airport around 4:10 p.m. NT.

PAL Airlines plane appeared to be missing a wheel

Maddie Ryan · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 12, 2026 2:13 PM EST | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

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A plane that appeared to be missing a wheel landed at St. John's International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

A plane with mechanical problems made a "successful" landing in St. John's Thursday afternoon, according to police.

Emergency vehicles rushed to a PAL Airlines aircraft that landed at St. John's International Airport around 4:10 p.m. NT. on Thursday.

Prior to the plane landing, in an exchange between a PAL Airlines flight and air traffic control broadcast on the website LiveATC.net, a member of the flight crew indicated a plane had lost a wheel on take off from Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

A wheel appeared to be missing when a PAL plane flew over a CBC News crew Thursday evening.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary confirmed officers responded to a call at the airport Thursday afternoon due to an inbound flight with reported mechanical problems. After a "successful landing," officers left, a spokesperson said.

CBC News asked the airport authority for information and spokesperson Ryan Howell deferred all inquiries to the airline. PAL Airlines has not yet responded as of publication time.

Less than two weeks ago, CBC News reported on a PAL flight where a wheel fell off  upon landing in Wabush.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Maddie Ryan is a reporter with CBC News in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Reach her at madison.ryan@cbc.ca.