# Incident 20191001019709I: Raytheon Aircraft Company 400A, Elkhart, IN, October 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N590TM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-3AP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191001019709I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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