What happened
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On may 19, 2025, at approximately 1600 local time, the pilot in command (PIC) of privacy data omitted, a Beech V-35, landed at Chicago Executive Airport (kpwk) in Wheeling, IL on a leisure flight. The flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and using visual flight rules (VFR). The nearest automatic terminal information service (ATIS) reported winds out of the northeast at 10 knots and scattered sky cover, kpwk 191952Z 05010KT 10SM SCT095 09/04 A3009 rmk AO2 SLP191 T00940039.
The PIC was cleared to land on runway 16 at kpwk. The PIC stated that the touchdown on the main landing gear appeared normal, however as the nose touched down several seconds later a loud bang was heard and subsequently the aircraft was difficult to control. The PIC was able to stop the aircraft and exit the runway at lima 2. Upon exiting the aircraft, the PIC found the nose tire had suffered a catastrophic structural failure. The tread and sidewall of the nose wheel were separated from the bead and shredded around the wheel assembly.
Damage to the aircraft was discovered during an inspection of the aircraft for the issuance of a special flight permit on September 11, 2025. An examination of the aircraft found the skin on each side of nose gear exhibited some wrinkles, but it did not appear that any replacement of structure would be required. The nose wheel well was found to be unremarkable, however there was some distortion in the skin on the forward edge of the wheel well on the right side. The mechanic performing the maintenance on the aircraft described the nose tire condition as poor with evidence of dry rot.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 19, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH V-35, LANDED AT CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KPWK) IN WHEELING, IL ON A LEISURE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THE NEAREST AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) REPORTED WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS AND SCATTERED SKY COVER, KPWK 191952Z 05010KT 10SM SCT095 09/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00940039.
THE PIC WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT KPWK. THE PIC STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED NORMAL, HOWEVER AS THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN SEVERAL SECONDS LATER A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND EXIT THE RUNWAY AT LIMA 2. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC FOUND THE NOSE TIRE HAD SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL OF THE NOSE WHEEL WERE SEPARATED FROM THE BEAD AND SHREDDED AROUND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2025. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE SKIN ON EACH SIDE OF NOSE GEAR EXHIBITED SOME WRINKLES, BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT ANY REPLACEMENT OF STRUCTURE WOULD BE REQUIRED. THE NOSE WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND TO BE UNREMARKABLE, HOWEVER THERE WAS SOME DISTORTION IN THE SKIN ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE WHEEL WELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE MECHANIC PERFORMING THE MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED THE NOSE TIRE CONDITION AS POOR WITH EVIDENCE OF DRY ROT.
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