Rockwell 690B N130TT

Summary

On 23 October 2014 at about 21:00 local time, a Rockwell 690B registered N130TT, operated by Precision Aeromedial Transport, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 October 2014 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (IWA)

Coordinates

33.3305, -111.6308

Aircraft

Rockwell 690B

Registration

N130TT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

2

Operator

Precision Aeromedial Transport

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Show Low → Mesa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR15CA026

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the nose gear tire, which resulted in the vibration of the nose landing gear and subsequent fire to the tire and forward section of the fuselage structure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll out a vibration was observed coming from the nose wheel. As the airplane was decelerating to a stop, smoke was noticed coming from the nose gear area. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that during the landing roll out the nose wheel tire had gone flat. This resulted in the vibration of the nose landing gear, and the subsequent fire to the tire and forward section of the fuselage; the fuselage sustained substantial damage as a result of the thermal activity. The examination also revealed no anomalies with any of the nose landing gear components that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.