Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
74/100
CBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
WATCH: PAL Airlines flight loses wheel in Wabush after landing
Flight 901 landed safely but the cause of the incident yet to be determined
In an incident captured on video, a piece of the landing gear on a PAL Airlines plane came off during landing on Friday in Wabush.
asserted
piece → watch → Wabush
Lee Pitts, a CBC producer, was travelling on a multi-stop plane connecting coastal parts of Labrador when he captured a wheel flying straight off seconds after touching the tarmac.
asserted
wheel → travel → tarmac
"The first thing I thought was I am glad I am taking the video because no one is going to believe this," Pitts said.
asserted
Pitts → think → this
He says despite the loss, the landing of Flight 901 was still smooth and the airplane managed to taxi everyone off the plane.
asserted
airplane → say → plane
No injuries were reported.
asserted
injuries → report → ?
But Pitts says he noticed something was wrong with the plane before it lost the wheel.
asserted
it → say → wheel
When taking off from Goose Bay, he says, a kid yelled smoke was coming from the wheel but was quickly dismissed as splashing water due to the runway being wet.
asserted
runway → take → water
However, the more Pitts kept looking, he thought it might actually be smoke.
uncertain
it → keep → ?
"Whether it was steam or smoke, I don’t know, but it could have been smoke from a wheel bearing or brake pad, in hindsight," said Pitts.
uncertain
Pitts → know → hindsight
As soon as the plane took off, he noticed the wheel wobbling and filmed it.
asserted
wheel → take → it
He did the same thing when landing in Wabush.
asserted
He → do → Wabush
Pitts said after landing, when everyone was off the plane, maintenance went to look at the wheel but passengers weren’t informed about what happened to the landing gear.
asserted
what → say → gear
He says what they were told was the airline was unaware if they would be able to continue flights.
asserted
they → say → flights
However, a written statement provided by a PAL Airlines' spokesperson says that an additional aircraft was dispatched to allow customers to continue on their travel.
asserted
customers → write → travel
Joseph Galimberti also clarified Flight 901 endured a wheel bearing failure upon landing.
asserted
Flight → clarify → landing
Galimberti said PAL has been in contact with Transport Canada and the incident will continue to be investigated to determine the cause.
asserted
incident → say → cause
The Aporia
