What happened
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On July 9, 2013, n 2740B executed the runway 16 GPS approach at the kbvy(Beverly Municipal Airport). The approach terminated in a landing on runway 16. At some point during the landing, both main tires failed (blown) causing damage to the left main wheel as well as the left brake disc.
The PIC elected to taxi the aircraft clear of the runway noting that considerable power was required to actually move the aircraft. Upon realizing that further taxi was not feasible, the aircraft was stopped and shut down on the run up area adjacent to the approach end of runway 34.
North atlantic aviation maintenance personnel responded to the disabled aircraft. The aircraft was jacked and both main wheels were removed. Temporary tires were installed on the aircraft's rims. The temporary wheel assemblies were re-installed onto the disabled aircraft allowing the aircraft to be relocated to the north atlantic aviation ramp.
A boston FSDO inspector responded to the incident within 1 hour of being notified. Upon arrival, both main tires were found to be removed from the aircraft's rims and in a failed (blown out) condition. The right main wheel assembly showed no visible damage and north atlantic aviation maintenance personnel stated that the rim itself appeared to be in a servicable condition. The left main wheel exhibited damage to both the rim as well as the brake disc. The damage was consistent with contact with the runway surface at speed, for a considerable distance.
A cursory inspection of the wing under surface and aircraft ventral surface was conducted. No damage was apparent.
The PIC was interviewed. The PIC stated that after he executed the GPS approach to runway 16 he obtained visual contact with the runway of intended use about three miles from the airport. The pilot described his approach to landing as normal. The pilot stated that approach speed was normal and that his touch down was within the first third of the runway. The PIC described his braking efforts as overly aggressive and identified his overly aggressive braking input as the cause of the tire failure.
North atlantic aviation maintenance personnel stated that the skid marks resulting from this incident began at a point approximately one hundred yards north west of taxiway alpha. The approximate distance was plotted on a google earth image using the measuring tool. It was determined that the skid marks began a considerable distance outside of the thouch down zone of runway 16.
During the interview, the PIC stated that he had attended sim com training for make and model and has accumulated approximately 60 hours of pilot time in the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 9, 2013, N 2740B EXECUTED THE RUNWAY 16 GPS APPROACH AT THE KBVY(BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT). THE APPROACH TERMINATED IN A LANDING ON RUNWAY 16. AT SOME POINT DURING THE LANDING, BOTH MAIN TIRES FAILED (BLOWN) CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AS WELL AS THE LEFT BRAKE DISC.
THE PIC ELECTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY NOTING THAT CONSIDERABLE POWER WAS REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. UPON REALIZING THAT FURTHER TAXI WAS NOT FEASIBLE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN ON THE RUN UP AREA ADJACENT TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 34.
NORTH ATLANTIC AVIATION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE DISABLED AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS WERE REMOVED. TEMPORARY TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT'S RIMS. THE TEMPORARY WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE RE-INSTALLED ONTO THE DISABLED AIRCRAFT ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE RELOCATED TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC AVIATION RAMP.
A BOSTON FSDO INSPECTOR RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT WITHIN 1 HOUR OF BEING NOTIFIED. UPON ARRIVAL, BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S RIMS AND IN A FAILED (BLOWN OUT) CONDITION. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHOWED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE AND NORTH ATLANTIC AVIATION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE RIM ITSELF APPEARED TO BE IN A SERVICABLE CONDITION. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL EXHIBITED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE RIM AS WELL AS THE BRAKE DISC. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT SPEED, FOR A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.
A CURSORY INSPECTION OF THE WING UNDER SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT VENTRAL SURFACE WAS CONDUCTED. NO DAMAGE WAS APPARENT.
THE PIC WAS INTERVIEWED. THE PIC STATED THAT AFTER HE EXECUTED THE GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 HE OBTAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY OF INTENDED USE ABOUT THREE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT DESCRIBED HIS APPROACH TO LANDING AS NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROACH SPEED WAS NORMAL AND THAT HIS TOUCH DOWN WAS WITHIN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC DESCRIBED HIS BRAKING EFFORTS AS OVERLY AGGRESSIVE AND IDENTIFIED HIS OVERLY AGGRESSIVE BRAKING INPUT AS THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE.
NORTH ATLANTIC AVIATION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE SKID MARKS RESULTING FROM THIS INCIDENT BEGAN AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTH WEST OF TAXIWAY ALPHA. THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE WAS PLOTTED ON A GOOGLE EARTH IMAGE USING THE MEASURING TOOL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SKID MARKS BEGAN A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE OUTSIDE OF THE THOUCH DOWN ZONE OF RUNWAY 16.
DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD ATTENDED SIM COM TRAINING FOR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAS ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 60 HOURS OF PILOT TIME IN THE AIRCRAFT.