Accidents
Accident underscores importance of tire mx
The fatal runway overrun accident of a Learjet 60 on S

The fatal runway overrun accident of a Learjet 60 on Sept. 19, 2008, in Columbia, S.C., has generated a flood of information about the dangers of low tire pressure and aborted takeoffs. According to the NTSB, “The probable cause of this accident was the operator’s inadequate maintenance of the airplane’s tires, which resulted in multiple tire failures during takeoff roll due to severe underinflation, and the captain’s execution of a rejected takeoff after V1, which was inconsistent with her training and standard operating procedures.”

According to the Safety Board, the accident airplane’s tires lose 2 percent of pressure every day. The full inflation of 219 psi drops to 185 after eight days and after three weeks reaches 140 psi, the level estimated in the accident airplane.

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