17-Year-Old Student Pilot Emergency When Landing Gear Falls Off

Episode 3 of Air Traffic Control Stories

17-year-old student pilot, Maggie Taraska, had just taken off from Beverly Regional Airport in Massachusetts for her first solo cross-country flight, headed for Portland, Maine. But, just a few minutes into the flight, her plane, a Piper PA-28, lost its right main wheel.

A pilot on the ground saw the wheel fall off the plane and contacted air traffic control, who then contacted Maggie.

This is the conversation between Maggie Taraska and air traffic control on September 9, 2018.

Air traffic control audio licensed from LiveATC.net.
Unnecessary communications and pauses were trimmed for clarity.

The positions of the aircraft may not be 100% accurate. Only involved aircraft are shown. Animations are based on air traffic control communications and data from flight tracking services.

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