Pinnacle investigating Colgan Q400 tire issue

Colgan parent Pinnacle Airlines Corporation says it is investigating an incident involving a Bombardier Q400 aircraft operated by Colgan that experienced an issue upon landing in Buffalo during a 12 May flight.

The Toronto Sun reported the Q400 lost one of its right wheels upon landing at Buffalo International airport.

A spokeswoman for Pinnacle confirms the company is “investigating what happened to the tire”, and emphasizes that all passengers deplaned safely.

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The incident coincided with the start of hearings conducted by the US National Transportation Safety Board as part of its continuing investigation of a Colgan Q400 that crashed on approach to Buffalo in 12 February. Much of the three-day hearing focused on the crew’s breach of sterile cockpit rules, and the role pilot fatigue could have played in the fatal accident.