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FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Fresno, CA · October 24, 2003

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Date
October 24, 2003 · 06:34 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MASA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N77260
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard
53
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total125 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N77260Registration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7260 · Built 1998Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On October 24, 2003, at approximately 0634 PDT, a Bombardier (canadier) regional jet, CL-600-2B19 model aircraft, N77260, had an aborted takeoff at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (fat), Fresno, California, due to the nose landing gear tires failing on takeoff roll on runway 29R. Mesa airlines, inc. (dba: america west express) was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 121. According to the captain, while on takeoff roll, at approximately 128 knots (just prior to V1 rotation speed), he heard two "thumps" in close succession and realized the nose landing gear tires had blown. He immediately contacted the fat air traffic control tower to inform them of the emergency and then exited the runway and turned onto taxiway B10. When the captain released the brakes he became aware of the fact that the steering tiller was inoperative. He guided the aircraft with the use of the brakes. The aircraft came to a rest on the taxiway without further incident. No passenger or flight crew injuries were sustained from the subject incident. The aircraft exterior received various degrees of damage as a result of both nose landing gear tires separating from their respectivewheel assemblies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 24, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 0634 PDT, A BOMBARDIER (CANADIER) REGIONAL JET, CL-600-2B19 MODEL AIRCRAFT, N77260, HAD AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAT), FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, DUE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES FAILING ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 29R. MESA AIRLINES, INC. (DBA: AMERICA WEST EXPRESS) WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 121. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 128 KNOTS (JUST PRIOR TO V1 ROTATION SPEED), HE HEARD TWO "THUMPS" IN CLOSE SUCCESSION AND REALIZED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES HAD BLOWN. HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FAT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TO INFORM THEM OF THE EMERGENCY AND THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY B10. WHEN THE CAPTAIN RELEASED THE BRAKES HE BECAME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE STEERING TILLER WAS INOPERATIVE. HE GUIDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE USE OF THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE TAXIWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO PASSENGER OR FLIGHT CREW INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED FROM THE SUBJECT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR RECEIVED VARIOUS DEGREES OF DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES SEPARATING FROM THEIR RESPECTIVEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES.