20110721014809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Adam Aircraft Industries A500 · July 21, 2011

Date: July 21, 2011 · 14:00 local
Airport: Double Eagle II
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: NP0M
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N607SP
Reported as: Adam Aircraft Industries A500
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,300 total260 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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New Mexico state police training flight in the Adam A-500. First flight of the day, VFR saf to aeg for landing practice. First landing was to be a short field landing. Pf crossed the threshold at 97 KTS and touched down. Pf applied brakes and began to lose control of the aircraft. Both pilots heard a noise and then could not control the aircraft. Aircraft departed the left side of runway 22 @kaeg. Damage was limited to the left main tire and wheel. After incident post flight by FAA revealed that both main tires were smooth. Nose gear had ample tread. These were original tires with 200 hour on them. Tire blew on landing due to condition of tire, short field landing technique, heat and braking pressure.

As the FAA filed it

NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE ADAM A-500. FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, VFR SAF TO AEG FOR LANDING PRACTICE. FIRST LANDING WAS TO BE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. PF CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT 97 KTS AND TOUCHED DOWN. PF APPLIED BRAKES AND BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS HEARD A NOISE AND THEN COULD NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 @KAEG. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL. AFTER INCIDENT POST FLIGHT BY FAA REVEALED THAT BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE SMOOTH. NOSE GEAR HAD AMPLE TREAD. THESE WERE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 200 HOUR ON THEM. TIRE BLEW ON LANDING DUE TO CONDITION OF TIRE, SHORT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE, HEAT AND BRAKING PRESSURE.