What happened
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(-23) On January 27, 2002 richard m. egerer landed at Marathon Airport at approximately 10:15PM in a Cessna 172S. During a normal landing the aircraft blew a left main gear tire. Pilot applied full right rudder and full brakes which resulted in the aircraft coming to a full stop half way down the runway. Pilot then shut down the engine and radio incoming traffic not to land at Marathon. Mr. Kraus a passenger and also a pilot informed fss and called for assistance. Two officers from the sheriffs department assisted in moving the aircraft from the active runway. Paradise aviation towed the aircraft to their hangar where the tire, tube and pant-mounting bracket were replaced. Aircraft was inspected, no other damages were found and aircraft was placed back into service. Received statements from director of maintenance for paradise aviation, inc. and pilot richard m. egerer. Interviewed pilot on 01/31/02 via telephone conference. Pilot commented that the cause of the blown tire could have resulted from heavier than normal braking pressure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 27, 2002 RICHARD M. EGERER LANDED AT MARATHON AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15PM IN A CESSNA 172S. DURING A NORMAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BLEW A LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO A FULL STOP HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RADIO INCOMING TRAFFIC NOT TO LAND AT MARATHON. MR. KRAUS A PASSENGER AND ALSO A PILOT INFORMED FSS AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. TWO OFFICERS FROM THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT ASSISTED IN MOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. PARADISE AVIATION TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THEIR HANGAR WHERE THE TIRE, TUBE AND PANT-MOUNTING BRACKET WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, NO OTHER DAMAGES WERE FOUND AND AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE. RECEIVED STATEMENTS FROM DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR PARADISE AVIATION, INC. AND PILOT RICHARD M. EGERER. INTERVIEWED PILOT ON 01/31/02 VIA TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. PILOT COMMENTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWN TIRE COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM HEAVIER THAN NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE.
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