UTAir B735 at Magnitogorsk and Moscow on May 28th 2018, left inboard main wheel separated on departure

Last Update: May 28, 2018 / 21:36:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 28, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-362

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BJU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

A UTAir Boeing 737-500, registration VQ-BJU performing flight UT-362 from Magnitogorsk to Moscow Vnukovo (Russia) with 96 passengers and 5 crew, departed Magnitogorsk's runway 19 and landed on Moscow Vnukovo's runway 06 about 2 hours later completing what appeared to be an uneventful flight.

A post flight inspection revealed the inboard wheel on the the left main gear was missing due to a fractured wheel axle. It was subsequently determined the aircraft left the wheel behind on departure from Magnitogorsk.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 28, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-362

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BJU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

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