19810810063169I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Rkwell 690B · Wilkesboro, NC · August 10, 1981

Date
August 10, 1981 · 11:45 local
Place
Wilkesboro, NC
Airport
Wilkes Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N954HF
Reported as
Rkwell 690B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total8,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main tire failed on takeoff. Gear collapsed. Tire was mounted 5 days prior to failure. Mechanics counseled.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN TIRE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. GEAR COLLAPSED. TIRE WAS MOUNTED 5 DAYS PRIOR TO FAILURE. MECHANICS COUNSELED.