What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N670SW departed burbank, CA at approx. 1400, sept. 2, 1999 (flt no. 0253). Following rotation of aircraft, flight crew was advised by burbank control tower that an aircraft wheel had departed the aircraft during takeoff. An uneventful emergency landing into the Ontario, CA airport was conducted whereby it was confirmed that the no. 1 main landing gear (MLG) wheel assembly was missing. Investigation of left hand MLG area revealed that the no. 1 MLG outer wheel bearing had failed causing the no. 1 MLG wheel to come off during takeoff at the burbank airport. Aircraft wheel that departed aircraft struck a ground baggage loader then struck a parked united B-737, N938UA at burbank airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N670SW DEPARTED BURBANK, CA AT APPROX. 1400, SEPT. 2, 1999 (FLT NO. 0253). FOLLOWING ROTATION OF AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT CREW WAS ADVISED BY BURBANK CONTROL TOWER THAT AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF. AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE ONTARIO, CA AIRPORT WAS CONDUCTED WHEREBY IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NO. 1 MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. INVESTIGATION OF LEFT HAND MLG AREA REVEALED THAT THE NO. 1 MLG OUTER WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING THE NO. 1 MLG WHEEL TO COME OFF DURING TAKEOFF AT THE BURBANK AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WHEEL THAT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GROUND BAGGAGE LOADER THEN STRUCK A PARKED UNITED B-737, N938UA AT BURBANK AIRPORT.
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