United Airlines flight loses wheel after takeoff from L.A., lands safely in Denver

LOS ANGELES — A United Airlines Boeing jet lost a main landing gear wheel Monday while taking off from Los Angeles and later landed safely in Denver, the airline said. "The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event," the statement said. On March 7, a United Boeing B777-200 jet lost a tire mid-air after takeoff from San Francisco. It landed on a car in an airport employee parking lot. Nobody was hurt. There were no reported injuries on the ground or on board Fli ...