# Incident 20060115008929I: Beech 400A, Gary, IN, January 15, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2006, 12:25 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234DK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400A
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060115008929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LEFT MAIN TIRE FAILURE UPON REACHING 90 TO 100 KNOTS. CAPTAIN ABORTED TAKEOFF UPON FEELING VIBRATION AND SLIGHT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CREW WAS ABLE TO SLOW AIRCRAFT AND TURN OFF ONTO A TAXIWAY TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY, STOPPING AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY CLEAR OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING DUE TO TIRE SHREDDING.

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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