THIS is the nailbiting moment a plane in the US was forced to make an emergency landing - after the wheel flew off midair.
Sparks flew from the back of the plane as it touched down on the runway at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, The Sun reports.
Passengers apparently ran to safety after the plane spun off the runway during the heart-stopping moment on Friday.
![The heart-stopping moment when sparks flew out the back of the plane as it touched down.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CTIJPXLK7SGXN3QSNZCYVX26FY.jpg?auth=82fcfc40073d1f3d637aeb4cae55465cd85be92512843bd19ad157db30064f66&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
The small passenger plane had taken off from Belize when the pilot was notified shortly afterwards that the wheel had dropped off.