Moment passenger plane's wheel veers off runway in take-off blunder in Brazil

Moment passenger plane's wheel veers off runway in take-off blunder in Brazil As Azul Linhas Aéreas flight AD7272 prepared to depart for Viracopos Airport on Saturday, one of the aircraft's wheels left the runway Footage shows the moment a passenger plane's wheel veered off the tarmac during a turn before take-off. The Azul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320neo was taxiing at Chapecó Airport in Brazil when its right main landing gear wheel strayed onto the dirt. The unnerving incident took place as flight AD7272 prepared to depart for Viracopos Airport in Campinas on Saturday. The aircraft, registration PR-YYI, was captured on video approaching the end of runway 30 before beginning a 180-degree turn to line up for take-off. However, as the pilots swung the plane right, the aircraft veered too far to one side, sending its right main landing gear wheel off the paved surface and onto the dirt. The wheel could be heard making a loud metallic clack as it passed over the uneven ground before returning to the tarmac. The person filming said the pilots had waved at them shortly before the incident. Despite the mishap, the crew continued the manoeuvre and took off as planned. The plane landed safely in Campinas around an hour later, at 11:34 am, arriving 16 minutes ahead of schedule. However, the aircraft was sent for maintenance and did not fly again that day. It is expected to return to service with a flight to Belém.