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In near freezing conditions; small transport amphibian experiences two blown tires on landing due to frozen brakes. Event followed water operations for a seaplane rating curtailed due to evident wing icing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 735096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| 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 |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Grumman Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 735096 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was on an FAA rating ride in a G111; grumman albatross. Myself and another pilot were testing that morning; and we switched seats on the water at the lake for my portion of the seaplane rating. After the takeoff run; I noticed decreased performance and the presence of ice on the wing. All of the pilots aboard determined that we would terminate the rating ride and proceed to ZZZ; just in case the water had frozen in the gear; or caused any other problems. On landing; the brakes 'froze' up and we experienced 2 flat tires. No damage occurred; nor was anyone hurt. It took approximately 1 1/2 hours to locate the proper equipment to tow the aircraft off the runway for a tire change. The examiner disappeared after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN NEAR FREEZING CONDITIONS; SMT AMPHIBIAN EXPERIENCES TWO BLOWN TIRES ON LNDG DUE TO FROZEN BRAKES. EVENT FOLLOWED WATER OPERATIONS FOR A SEAPLANE RATING CURTAILED DUE TO EVIDENT WING ICING.
Narrative: I WAS ON AN FAA RATING RIDE IN A G111; GRUMMAN ALBATROSS. MYSELF AND ANOTHER PLT WERE TESTING THAT MORNING; AND WE SWITCHED SEATS ON THE WATER AT THE LAKE FOR MY PORTION OF THE SEAPLANE RATING. AFTER THE TKOF RUN; I NOTICED DECREASED PERFORMANCE AND THE PRESENCE OF ICE ON THE WING. ALL OF THE PLTS ABOARD DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD TERMINATE THE RATING RIDE AND PROCEED TO ZZZ; JUST IN CASE THE WATER HAD FROZEN IN THE GEAR; OR CAUSED ANY OTHER PROBS. ON LNDG; THE BRAKES 'FROZE' UP AND WE EXPERIENCED 2 FLAT TIRES. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED; NOR WAS ANYONE HURT. IT TOOK APPROX 1 1/2 HRS TO LOCATE THE PROPER EQUIP TO TOW THE ACFT OFF THE RWY FOR A TIRE CHANGE. THE EXAMINER DISAPPEARED AFTER LNDG.
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.