# Incident 20140216002179I: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III, Phoenix, AZ, February 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2014, 13:58 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (registry code 05614VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/berger-bernard-m-pulsar-series-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERGER BERNARD M PULSAR SERIES III
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140216002179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON LANDING PILOT OF N914BB STATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW.  THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND EXITED RUNWAY 25L AT KDVT TO THE LEFT INTO A ROCKY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND ADJACENT TAXIWAY.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL PANT, AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY.  AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTITGATION IT APPEARS THAT SOME UNKNOWN OBJECT (POSSIBLY WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND WHEEL PANT) CUT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND TUBE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE.

## Other reports on N914BB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180503004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180503004519A), May 3, 2018: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (N914BB), Palmyra, PA, Substantial damage. PIC departed 8N1 at 15:39L enroute to N94. Approx 3 miles north of 58N, PIC noticed a decrease in oil pressure and requested a precautionary landing at 58N. On…
- [Incident 20100726039519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100726039519I), Jul 26, 2010: Berger Bern PULSAR SERI (N914BB), Terre Haute, IN, No damage. N914BB departed Terre Haute, IN (khuf) on runway 18. At approximately 400' AGL, the pilot reported that the aircraft engine began losing power. After the pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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