The presence of mind of two pilots saved the lives of 48 passengers and crew aboard a Guwahati-bound Air India plane yesterday after it was noticed that one of the two front wheels of the aircraft was missing as it was about to land.u00a0

“During a pre-landing check, the ATC discovered that one of the two front wheels were missing. The pilots were immediately informed and an emergency was declared at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport,” a source in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said.