Overview
- Flight SG2906 from Kandla to Mumbai, carrying 75 people, landed on Runway 27 at 3:51 pm with no injuries reported.
- Kandla air traffic control spotted an object falling after departure, alerted the crew, and later recovered the detached outer wheel and metal rings from the runway.
- Mumbai airport declared a full emergency as a precaution, put fire and rescue teams on alert, briefly disrupted departures, and then resumed normal operations.
- Passenger video captured the wheel detaching during takeoff, and the aircraft later taxied to the terminal under its own power for a normal disembarkation.
- SpiceJet grounded the Bombardier Q400 for technical checks and began an internal inquiry, while formal regulatory findings have not been released.