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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Truckee, CA · July 24, 2009

Date: July 24, 2009 · 16:48 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N567AB
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total393 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

N567ABRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0030 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that he performed a pre-flight inspection with particular attention to the condition of the tires. He taxied from the tie-down spot to the run-up area of runway 19 and performed an engine run-up. A 360 turn was performed to look for any traffic and a radio call was made starting a take off from runway 19. Full power was applied and the brakes were released. The take-off roll was normal for about 1000 feet, when the pilot heard a loud bang when the left tire exploded and the airplane immediately started to veer left. Power was reduced to idle and right brake was applied. The airplane continued left and departed the runway. The airplane sustained damage to the gear and to the propeller when it exited the runway into the rocky dirt and brush.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES. HE TAXIED FROM THE TIE-DOWN SPOT TO THE RUN-UP AREA OF RUNWAY 19 AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP. A 360 TURN WAS PERFORMED TO LOOK FOR ANY TRAFFIC AND A RADIO CALL WAS MADE STARTING A TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 19. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED. THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT 1000 FEET, WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN THE LEFT TIRE EXPLODED AND THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO VEER LEFT. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND RIGHT BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE GEAR AND TO THE PROPELLER WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE ROCKY DIRT AND BRUSH.