Overview

• Frontier Airlines Flight 5306, carrying 228 passengers, experienced a front landing gear wheel detachment during a hard landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 15.
• Debris from the damaged landing gear was ingested into an engine, causing smoke but no engine failure, as the plane circled the airport four times before landing safely on a second attempt.
• Investigators commended the flight crew, noting the captain’s decisive actions after taking over from a young co-pilot during the emergency.
• No injuries were reported, though passengers described the incident as terrifying, with some sharing videos and emotional accounts on social media.
• A detailed investigation into the mechanical failure is underway, with Frontier Airlines confirming the incident but yet to release a full report.