19960125000939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 35A · Louisville, KY · January 25, 1996

Date: January 25, 1996 · 07:22 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Louisville International Apt
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N634H
Reported as: Lear 35A
Reported engine: Garrett TFE731*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total500 in this make and model70 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.

Narrative: Mr. Mark g. stover (PIC) stated he was conducting normal takeoff procedures, when at approximately V1 speed he experienced a loud bang and the aircraft veering to the left. The aircraft was uncontrollable and proceeded approximately 2,500 ft. in the grass adjacent to the runway, striking seven runway landing lights. The damage caused by the landing lights was limited to the main landing gear and right wing. The initial investigation of the incident found the probable cause of the noise was the right main outboard tire blowing causing the aircraft to veer to the left. The certificate holding office will be following up on the cause of the tire malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. MARK G. STOVER (PIC) STATED HE WAS CONDUCTING NORMAL TAKEOFF PROCEDURES, WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY V1 SPEED HE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FT. IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, STRIKING SEVEN RUNWAY LANDING LIGHTS. THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LANDING LIGHTS WAS LIMITED TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT FOUND THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE NOISE WAS THE RIGHT MAIN OUTBOARD TIRE BLOWING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDING OFFICE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE MALFUNCTION.