# Incident 20240925017879I: Cessna 550, Fort Pierce, FL, September 25, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TREASURE COAST INTL (FPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240925017879I

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE ROC OF AN EVENT ON 9/25/2024 AT TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL (KFPR) INVOLVING A CESSNA 550, TAIL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE REPORT INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF FLIGHT. AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP.

PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE INSPECTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FOUND THE FRONT NOSE GEAR WITH SEVERE DAMAGE INCLUDING A BROKEN WHEEL, BROKEN FORK, APPEARANCE OF HEAT DAMAGE TO RACE AND BEARING HOUSING.

## Other reports on N55WL (2)

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

- [Incident 20130316003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130316003319I), Mar 16, 2013: Cessna 550 (N55WL), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. The aircraft experienced an uninitiated shut down of the left engine. No fire warning light illumination or other noticeable indications of the impending shut…
- [Incident 19880505020569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505020569I), May 5, 1988: Cessna 550 (N55WL), St Louis, MO. Engine spooldown and drop in oil pressure. Shut engine down and diverted. Suspect failure of #4 bearing.

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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