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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon Ai 400A · Raleigh, NC · October 16, 2009

Date
October 16, 2009 · 07:03 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VXWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N257CB
Reported as
Raytheon Ai 400A
Reported engine
N/A N/A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On takeoff roll, at approximately 80 knots, the pilots noted an airframe vibration and aborted the takeoff. When the aircraft was stopped on the runway, both main landing gear tires had failed and the wheel assemblies were worn to the axle.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS, THE PILOTS NOTED AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES HAD FAILED AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE WORN TO THE AXLE.