# Incident 20040418007799I: Lear 55LEAR, La Romana, April 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: La Romana
- Airport: La Romana Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UJ8A
- Aircraft: N355UJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,850 total, 1,650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04WA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04WA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040418007799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY "V1" THE #4 MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT AND PIC ABORTED TAKEOFF, COMING TO A STOP ON A TAXIWAY. DURING EMERGENCY STOP SEQUENCE, THE REMAINING THREE TIRES BLEW OUT DAMAGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, ALL FOUR MAIN WHEELS AND BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR, MICROSWITCH AND GEAR DOORS AND RIGHT FLAP SYSTEM WERE DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW04WA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04WA115), Apr 18, 2004: Learjet 55 (N355UJ), La Romana, Dominican Republic, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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