NEW CUMBERLAND, PA, USA
N250RA
Israel Aircraft Industries 1124
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 117 KTS, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE, PULL TO THE LEFT AND DECELERATE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND CAME TO STOP AGAINST A SMALL EMBANKMENT. AN EXAM OF THE RWY REVEAL TIRE MARKINGS THAT LED TO WHERE THE ACFT CAME TO REST. MARKINGS MADE BY THE LEFT GEAR WERE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF A TIRE FAILURE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND WHEEL, UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT TIP TANK WERE DAMAGED. AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS MADE, BUT NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE PRIOR TO THE TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRE, GOODYEAR PN 249K83-2, SN 22041595, HAD ACCRUED 98 CYCLES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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