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) N850ST, PA-31-350, being operated by American check transport as flight 406, had the nose tire go flat on roll out. The aircraft exited the runway and stopped. The aircraft was towed from the taxiway to a hangar. Maintenance stated as follows: they replaced the tire and tube. Inspection of the tube revealed that the valve stem was torn off and that the tube had small tears. What caused damage to the tube is unknown. Inspection of the tire by maintenance revealed no cord showing, bulges or nails. The tire was serviceable. No problems were noted with the nose gear strut.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N850ST, PA-31-350, BEING OPERATED BY AMERICAN CHECK TRANSPORT AS FLIGHT 406, HAD THE NOSE TIRE GO FLAT ON ROLL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE TAXIWAY TO A HANGAR. MAINTENANCE STATED AS FOLLOWS: THEY REPLACED THE TIRE AND TUBE. INSPECTION OF THE TUBE REVEALED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS TORN OFF AND THAT THE TUBE HAD SMALL TEARS. WHAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TUBE IS UNKNOWN. INSPECTION OF THE TIRE BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED NO CORD SHOWING, BULGES OR NAILS. THE TIRE WAS SERVICEABLE. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED WITH THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.
Other reports on N850ST · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.