India, Sept. 13 -- One of the landing gear's wheels of a SpiceJet aircraft with 75 people on board detached as the jet departed from Kandla for its journey to Mumbai on Friday, triggering a full emergency at its destination where it eventually made a safe landing.

The wheel that separated was one of two on the right rear landing gear, and it came to light when the Kandla air traffic control spotted an object dropping from the plane immediately after take-off. Officials confirmed the fallen wheel and metal rings were later recovered from the runway.

"Kandla ATC saw something falling down immediately after the flight's departure. They then told the pilot and sent the ATC jeep to fetch the fallen item," an Airports Authority of India offic...