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A CE750 crew experienced main landing gear tire smoke and fire on the runway at the start of their takeoff roll. They stopped the aircraft; declared an emergency; and evacuated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704076 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 704076 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was PIC flying as copilot for a type rating chkride in CE750. Aircraft landed and back taxied to hold for another takeoff. We needed a delay so taxied off runway and held short of another parallel runway. When cleared for takeoff; the aircraft rode roughly as we pulled forward. We stopped and opened door to find left hand outboard main tire flat and smoking. I advised tower. After a minute or two; the tire smoked more and then burst in flames. I declared an emergency with tower; requested equipment; shut down the aircraft and evacuated everyone from the aircraft. PF in left seat; me; designated examiner and FAA inspector. We waited as the second main also caught fire before the trucks arrived and put everything out. Ambient temperature at the time was around 110 degrees fahrenheit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE750 CREW EXPERIENCED MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE SMOKE AND FIRE ON THE RWY AT THE START OF THEIR TAKEOFF ROLL. THEY STOPPED THE ACFT; DECLARED AN EMER; AND EVACUATED.
Narrative: I WAS PIC FLYING AS COPLT FOR A TYPE RATING CHKRIDE IN CE750. ACFT LANDED AND BACK TAXIED TO HOLD FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. WE NEEDED A DELAY SO TAXIED OFF RWY AND HELD SHORT OF ANOTHER PARALLEL RWY. WHEN CLRED FOR TAKEOFF; THE ACFT RODE ROUGHLY AS WE PULLED FORWARD. WE STOPPED AND OPENED DOOR TO FIND L HAND OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE FLAT AND SMOKING. I ADVISED TWR. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO; THE TIRE SMOKED MORE AND THEN BURST IN FLAMES. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH TWR; REQUESTED EQUIPMENT; SHUT DOWN THE ACFT AND EVACUATED EVERYONE FROM THE ACFT. PF IN L SEAT; ME; DESIGNATED EXAMINER AND FAA INSPECTOR. WE WAITED AS THE SECOND MAIN ALSO CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE THE TRUCKS ARRIVED AND PUT EVERYTHING OUT. AMBIENT TEMP AT THE TIME WAS AROUND 110 DEGS FAHRENHEIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.