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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piaggio Aero Industries P180 · West Palm Beach, FL · February 26, 2011

Date
February 26, 2011 · 18:00 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N164SL
Reported as
Piaggio Aero Industries P180
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor

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.

Aircraft landed at West Palm Beach International Airport (pbi) and upon landing blew the l/h main tire. Aircraft was not able to exit the active runway and the tower had to divert traffic and close the runway until the aircraft could be moved. Aircraft was towed to signature flight support for repair. Main wheel assembly was replaced, gear doors and fuselage was inspected for damage and brake free play check was accomplished iaw the maintenance manual, no discrepancies noted. Maintenance flight log was cleared and aircraft returned to service. No further action required by this office, this matter is closed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PBI) AND UPON LANDING BLEW THE L/H MAIN TIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND THE TOWER HAD TO DIVERT TRAFFIC AND CLOSE THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE MOVED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT FOR REPAIR. MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, GEAR DOORS AND FUSELAGE WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND BRAKE FREE PLAY CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE FLIGHT LOG WAS CLEARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED BY THIS OFFICE, THIS MATTER IS CLOSED.