# Accident 19960501031129A: Rkwell NA26580, Albuquerque, NM, May 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1996, 21:40 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0604° N, 106.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0604&lon=-106.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26580
- Reported engine: GE CF7002C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96TA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96TA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501031129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

USDA AIRCRAFT. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE LOUD NOISE. FLEW TIRES. LEFT RUNWAY. OVER DEFLICTED UNDER INFLATED TIRES. (-23) ON MAY 1, 1996 @ 2140 MDT N773W OWNED AND OPERATED BY US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE/FOREST SERVICE EXPERIENCED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES BLOWING OUT ON TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED GRADUALLY OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING 3 RUNWAY LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96TA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96TA195), May 2, 1996: Rockwell NA-265-80 (N773W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: overdeflection of the left outboard main landing gear tire, probably due to underinflation and inadequate inspection, which resulted in fatigue failure of the left outboard tire and subsequent…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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