# Accident 20200522009369A: Raytheon Aircraft Company 390, Mesa, AZ, May 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2020, 08:40 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Phx-Mesa Gate Way
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SVGA
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33PJ-2023-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 390 (registry code 7150030, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-2A (registry code 66004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 390
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-2A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200522009369A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22ND AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM N33PJ SN: RB-179 AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM 30C AT KIWA TO KSTS IN WHERE THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW AFTER PASSING VL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK TO KIWA. THE CREW LANDED SAFELY AND WERE ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE RUNWAY. AIRPORT OPERATIONS SHUT DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR 5 HOURS. DURING THAT TIME MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO JACK THE AIRCRAFT, REMOVE AND REPLACE THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO CITATION SERVICE CENTER.

HISTORY OF FLIGHT:

THE CREW HEARD A THUMP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND THE PLANE STARTED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AS THEY WERE COMMITTED TO THE TAKEOFF.  THE CREW THEN ADVISED THE TOWER OF THE ISSUE AND NEEDED TO RETURN FOR A LOW APPROACH WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED, THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE RH TIRE WAS GONE. THE CREW REQUESTED VECTORS TO BURN OFF FUEL AND WOULD ADVISE WHEN THEY WERE READY TO COME BACK IN AND LAND. DURING THAT TIME THE CREW REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANY TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE AND TO SEEK ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM OTHER PREMIER PILOT AS TO ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR LANDING. THE CREW DECIDED TO BE AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE AND SHUT DOWN ALL ENGINES AND SYSTEMS JUST AFTER LANDING. THEY ALSO ELECTED TO DISABLE THE ANTISKID SYSTEM AS IT RELIES ON BOTH WHEELS TO SPIN UP TO THE SAME SPEED TO BE EFFECTIVE. THEY DID NOT WANT ANY ANTISKID ERROR CAUSED BY THE RIGHT WHEEL NOT SPINNING UP AND INHIBITING BRAKE FORCES TO THE LEFT TIRE. THE CREW GAVE PHOENIX APPROACH A 10 MINUTE NOTICE WHEN THEY WOULD BE READY TO VECTOR BACK INTO APPROACH. THE PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED FOR LANDING AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES. THE TOUCHED DOWN WAS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE 150' WIDTH RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS EFFECTIVE FOR AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE BRAKES BECAME MUSHY AS THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN, FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVES ACTIVATED AND MASTER SWITCH TURNED OFF. THE CREW UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FINAL STOP. THE CREW OPENED THE DOOR AND GUIDED THE PASSENGERS OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ON THE RAMP. THE CREW ALSO NOTED THAT THERE IS NO PUBLISHED PROCEDURE FOR TIRE FAILURE IN THE EMERGENCY OR ABNORMAL CHECKLIST.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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