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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm G1159A · Indianapolis, IN · May 28, 1998

Date: May 28, 1998 · 20:17 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AIOA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N620JM
Reported as: Gulstm G1159A
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total375 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On takeoff from raleigh durham NC (rdu). The pilot heard a pop & the aircraft seem to yaw left then everything seemed ok. No further noise or vibrations were noted. With the gear retracted the gear unsafe light stayed on. With the gear retracted there was no vibration or irregular flight characterics so the pilot elected to return to Indianapolis, IN (ind). Flight speed was reduced to 240 knts & landing was made without incident. The aircraft was inspected & found that the outboarad tire tread had seperated from the tire. Alos found that the left outboard gear door was damaged & found a dent in the left flap.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF FROM RALEIGH DURHAM NC (RDU). THE PILOT HEARD A POP & THE AIRCRAFT SEEM TO YAW LEFT THEN EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. NO FURTHER NOISE OR VIBRATIONS WERE NOTED. WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED THERE WAS NO VIBRATION OR IRREGULAR FLIGHT CHARACTERICS SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN (IND). FLIGHT SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 240 KNTS & LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED & FOUND THAT THE OUTBOARAD TIRE TREAD HAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. ALOS FOUND THAT THE LEFT OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR WAS DAMAGED & FOUND A DENT IN THE LEFT FLAP.