What happened
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(-23) While departing from duncan, ok (kduc) N135FA, a Learjet 35A, lost both left hand main tires during take-off. Pilot stated that during the take-off, aircraft had a slight pull to the left during rotation. Kduc UNICOM contacted the aircraft and advised them that they might have lost a tire on take-off. Pilots did a fly-by so ground crew could verify status of aircraft. Ground crew advised pilots that both left hand main tires were missing and all that they saw was tire rims only. Pilots diverted to khou to burn off fuel and declared an emergency for landing in Houston. Crew briefed the passengers onboard the aircraft for the emergency situation and evacuation. Aircraft landed uneventful on runway 35 at khou, and was met by emergency equipment. Aircraft sustained minor damage to left hand flap assembly, a 2" cut in the bottom of the skin, and a dent in the trailing edge of the flap. Brake hose protective wrapping was cut, but no damage to line integrity. Left hand outboard wheel assembly is missing the liner-keyway assembly from the wheel. A piece of the keyway was found on the runway at kduc, along with both l/h main tires. Tires and wheels had a total of 39 landings since new and insp.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE DEPARTING FROM DUNCAN, OK (KDUC) N135FA, A LEARJET 35A, LOST BOTH LEFT HAND MAIN TIRES DURING TAKE-OFF. PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKE-OFF, AIRCRAFT HAD A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT DURING ROTATION. KDUC UNICOM CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ADVISED THEM THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LOST A TIRE ON TAKE-OFF. PILOTS DID A FLY-BY SO GROUND CREW COULD VERIFY STATUS OF AIRCRAFT. GROUND CREW ADVISED PILOTS THAT BOTH LEFT HAND MAIN TIRES WERE MISSING AND ALL THAT THEY SAW WAS TIRE RIMS ONLY. PILOTS DIVERTED TO KHOU TO BURN OFF FUEL AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR LANDING IN HOUSTON. CREW BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE EMERGENCY SITUATION AND EVACUATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFUL ON RUNWAY 35 AT KHOU, AND WAS MET BY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND FLAP ASSEMBLY, A 2" CUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SKIN, AND A DENT IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLAP. BRAKE HOSE PROTECTIVE WRAPPING WAS CUT, BUT NO DAMAGE TO LINE INTEGRITY. LEFT HAND OUTBOARD WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS MISSING THE LINER-KEYWAY ASSEMBLY FROM THE WHEEL. A PIECE OF THE KEYWAY WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AT KDUC, ALONG WITH BOTH L/H MAIN TIRES. TIRES AND WHEELS HAD A TOTAL OF 39 LANDINGS SINCE NEW AND INSP.
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