20031226036479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rkwell NA26560 · Birmingham, AL · December 26, 2003

Date: December 26, 2003 · 11:15 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N124DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04IA067
Reported as: Rkwell NA26560
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,500 total3,100 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days

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) Aircraft lost the right main wheel during departure from savanna ga. And landed safely in Birmingham, AL. With minor damage. Further investigation revealed that the wheel bearings had disintegrated, which allowed the wheel to pass over the axle safety nut.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DURING DEPARTURE FROM SAVANNA GA. AND LANDED SAFELY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. WITH MINOR DAMAGE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD DISINTEGRATED, WHICH ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO PASS OVER THE AXLE SAFETY NUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04IA067Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBirminghham, ALThe lack of lubrication of the right main wheel bearing which resulted in the overheating.Dec 26, 2003 · No damage