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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 60LEAR · Bedford, MA · September 29, 2007

Date: September 29, 2007
Place: Bedford, MA
Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: NPRA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N415NP
Reported as: Lear 60LEAR
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,300 total110 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N415NPRegistered now · Learjet 60S/N 024 Airframe modelLearjet 60

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 115 knots during takeoff departure on runway 29 at kbed the pilot experienced both left main tires fail. The pilot aborted the takeoff and stopped the aircraft on taxiway e. the two pilots and six passengers were evacuated as the aircraft filled with smoke. The left main gear door attach fitting was broken. The left main gear squat switch wires were cut and pieces of the tire were ingested by the number one engine. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no passenger or crew injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 115 KNOTS DURING TAKEOFF DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 29 AT KBED THE PILOT EXPERIENCED BOTH LEFT MAIN TIRES FAIL. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY E. THE TWO PILOTS AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AS THE AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR ATTACH FITTING WAS BROKEN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WIRES WERE CUT AND PIECES OF THE TIRE WERE INGESTED BY THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGER OR CREW INJURIES.