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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · AMD Falcon · Ft Worth, TX · June 7, 2002

Date: June 7, 2002 · 08:50 local
Place: Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N240TJ
Reported as: AMD Falcon
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total

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.

(-23) Prior to taxi for take off, the pilot in command (PIC) of N240TJ, a Falcon DA-20-20, was notified by the line service technician that he had a hole in his inboard right main tire and that it was flat. The PIC did not inspect the tire or have another qualified person inspect the tire. The PIC taxied to the runway for take off. The PIC aborted the take off after the outboard main tire failed during the take off roll prior to take off rotation speed. Fuse plugs in the left main tires melted resulting in flat left main inboard and outboard tires. Hydraulic brake fluid was evident on the ground immediately below the left main gear brake assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIOR TO TAXI FOR TAKE OFF, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N240TJ, A FALCON DA-20-20, WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LINE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT HE HAD A HOLE IN HIS INBOARD RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND THAT IT WAS FLAT. THE PIC DID NOT INSPECT THE TIRE OR HAVE ANOTHER QUALIFIED PERSON INSPECT THE TIRE. THE PIC TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF. THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AFTER THE OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE FAILED DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL PRIOR TO TAKE OFF ROTATION SPEED. FUSE PLUGS IN THE LEFT MAIN TIRES MELTED RESULTING IN FLAT LEFT MAIN INBOARD AND OUTBOARD TIRES. HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID WAS EVIDENT ON THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY.