20191001019709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon 400A · Elkhart, IN · October 1, 2019

Date: October 1, 2019 · 17:30 local
Place: Elkhart, IN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N590TM
Reported as: Raytheon 400A
Reported engine: Williams FJ44-3AP
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 01, 2019 a Raytheon Beech 400A aborted a takeoff run following the loss of tire pressure and subsequent brake/tire fire at the Elkhart municipal airport (ekm), Elkhart, Indiana. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right main landing gear and wheel well. The flight crew egressed from the aircraft without injury.

According to the flight crew, they had been doing takeoffs and full stop landings to put time on the engines for an upcoming 20 hour soap sample. On the third takeoff the crew noticed the main gear tires going flat so they elected to abort the takeoff run and roll onto an adjoining taxiway. Once the aircraft came to a stop the right brake had overheated causing the tire to catch fire. The crew was able to extinguish the fire as local fire/rescue personnel arrived on scene. Ground crew replaced both main gear tires and wheels then towed the aircraft to a secure hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 01, 2019 A RAYTHEON BEECH 400A ABORTED A TAKEOFF RUN FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKE/TIRE FIRE AT THE ELKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EKM), ELKHART, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WHEEL WELL. THE FLIGHT CREW EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, THEY HAD BEEN DOING TAKEOFFS AND FULL STOP LANDINGS TO PUT TIME ON THE ENGINES FOR AN UPCOMING 20 HOUR SOAP SAMPLE. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE CREW NOTICED THE MAIN GEAR TIRES GOING FLAT SO THEY ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF RUN AND ROLL ONTO AN ADJOINING TAXIWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD OVERHEATED CAUSING THE TIRE TO CATCH FIRE. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AS LOCAL FIRE/RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE. GROUND CREW REPLACED BOTH MAIN GEAR TIRES AND WHEELS THEN TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SECURE HANGAR.