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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Fairbanks, AK · June 13, 2005

Date
June 13, 2005 · 06:25 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FFSA
Aircraft
N575G
Reported as
Beech 1900C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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) privacy data omitted left outboard MLG wheel and tire assembly separated from aircraft on take off roll. Crew had no indication of problem until post flight walk around at destination. Fairbanks airport maintenance personnel found wheel and tire assembly beside runway during a routine check and returned to carrier. FAA inspectors and carrier maintenance personnel inspected assembly and determined that outer bearing had failed, allowing the wheel to separate over axle nut. Carrier maintenance personnel were dispatched to otz where they confirmed that axle nut and cotter key were still in place. There was no damage to the axle, brake assembly or airframe. The wheel and tire assembly had accumulated 386 hours and 364 landings since build-up, bearing lubrication, and installation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT OUTBOARD MLG WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL. CREW HAD NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM UNTIL POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND AT DESTINATION. FAIRBANKS AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY BESIDE RUNWAY DURING A ROUTINE CHECK AND RETURNED TO CARRIER. FAA INSPECTORS AND CARRIER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED ASSEMBLY AND DETERMINED THAT OUTER BEARING HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE OVER AXLE NUT. CARRIER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO OTZ WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT AXLE NUT AND COTTER KEY WERE STILL IN PLACE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AXLE, BRAKE ASSEMBLY OR AIRFRAME. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY HAD ACCUMULATED 386 HOURS AND 364 LANDINGS SINCE BUILD-UP, BEARING LUBRICATION, AND INSTALLATION.