Los Angeles : Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles endured a bit of a scare Thursday night when the plane made a rough landing after losing a tire on takeoff.
One flyer recorded the nerve-wracking arrival at LAX. The cabin broke out in applause after the plane safely put wheels down and began slowing to taxi on the tarmac.
There were 175 passengers and six crew members on Flight 309, which landed safely at LAX(Los Angeles air port) around 8 p.m. with no reported injuries, according to the airline.
Those passengers included dozens of Orange County middle school students returning from a field trip to Washington.
“I had to remain really calm for my daughter,” said passenger Allison Mueller of Virginia. “I was scared.”
