What was found
NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM ACFT AFTER ROTATION AT APPROX 20 FEET IN AIR. PILOT HEARD A "THUD" AT ROTATION AND SUSPECT ENCOUNTER WITH FOD. WHEEL BENT ON ONE SIDE AND TIRE SIDEWALL HAD CORD SEPARATION DUE TO TIRE COMPRESSION.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2010
- Submitted
- July 8, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N169LS
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON10
- Aircraft serial
- 115
- Aircraft time
- 7,496 hours, 6,651 cycles
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE73121C
- Engine time
- 7,229 hours, 6,272 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 50004042
- Part serial
- FEB7721
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 2,334 hours, 1,946 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.