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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Addison, TX · May 3, 2012

Date: May 3, 2012 · 15:20 local
Place: Addison, TX
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N171TX
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N171TXRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 0203 · Built 2011 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22T Engine modelContinental TSIO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 5/3/2012, the southwest regional operations center faxed the daily report to dallas FSDO identifying the following:on 5/3/2012 at ADS (Addison, Texas) at 1520 local, "ADS: N171TX, SR20, had a flat tire while taxiing to runway 15, blocking the taxiway….. Aircraft required a tug and no other assistance."the event was initially classified as an occurrence, but upgraded to an incident during the investigation due to evidence supporting a potential hazard to safety. The nose tire was found to be flat. A small rupture was observed in the nose tire tube measuring approximately .25" length by .01" in width.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/3/2012, THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER FAXED THE DAILY REPORT TO DALLAS FSDO IDENTIFYING THE FOLLOWING:ON 5/3/2012 AT ADS (ADDISON, TEXAS) AT 1520 LOCAL, "ADS: N171TX, SR20, HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 15, BLOCKING THE TAXIWAY….. AIRCRAFT REQUIRED A TUG AND NO OTHER ASSISTANCE."THE EVENT WAS INITIALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN OCCURRENCE, BUT UPGRADED TO AN INCIDENT DURING THE INVESTIGATION DUE TO EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SAFETY. THE NOSE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE FLAT. A SMALL RUPTURE WAS OBSERVED IN THE NOSE TIRE TUBE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY .25" LENGTH BY .01" IN WIDTH.