Pictured: A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-341
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Contact photographer Sarmad Al-Khozaie
What: Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-500 en route from Jakarta to Banda Aceh
Where: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
When: October 30, 2009
Who: 49 passengers
Why: When the plane’s inner left wheel fell off at 500 feet, the plane returned to the airport. After the safe albeit wobbly landing, passengers debarked and boarded an alternative flight. Apparently the tire fell in an open area.
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