What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 01/31/94, aala F28MK0100 aircraft, N1437B, operating as flt. 851 from Amarillo, TX to dallas/fort worth, TX had the no.4 wheel assembly fall off during takeoff. The pilot-in-command reported that he was informed by a southwest airlines pilot that a main landing gear wheel had fallen off. Takeoff and gear retraction appeared normal. Flt 851 contacted Amarillo operations who confirmed that the wheel had been found and it was in fact a main wheel. The aircraft continued to dfw where the pilot discussed the situation with dispatch; declared an emergency; and made an uneventful landing. Stopping on the runway. The aircraft was met by the dfw rescue team and aala maintenance. There was no evidence of fire, so the aircraft was towed to the gate where the passengers deplaned normally. We consider this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 01/31/94, AALA F28MK0100 AIRCRAFT, N1437B, OPERATING AS FLT. 851 FROM AMARILLO, TX TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX HAD THE NO.4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY FALL OFF DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT THAT A MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF. TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION APPEARED NORMAL. FLT 851 CONTACTED AMARILLO OPERATIONS WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL HAD BEEN FOUND AND IT WAS IN FACT A MAIN WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DFW WHERE THE PILOT DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH DISPATCH; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY THE DFW RESCUE TEAM AND AALA MAINTENANCE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WHERE THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. WE CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.