A tire fell from a small plane near homes in a Chicago neighborhood before the plane landed safely at O’Hare International Airport
CHICAGO — A tire fell from a small plane near homes in a Chicago neighborhood before the plane landed safely at O’Hare International Airport.
No injuries were reported on the ground or among those on the plane, which sent up sparks on a runway as it landed Thursday evening without its left side landing gear, the Chicago Department of Aviation said.
Rose Bock said she heard a big boom in her Jefferson Park neighborhood about seven miles (11 kilometers) from the airport before the wheel was found in a neighbor’s yard.
“I didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know if it was in my house, I checked the basement, everything,” Bock said. “I really didn’t look outside.”
The single-engine plane was traveling to Chicago from Ironwood, which…
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