Narrative:

During takeoff; I called airspeed alive; apr armed; and time started. Through about 50 knots; captain started struggling with directional control and called for an abort. I moved the flaps to 45 degrees and deployed the lift dump. Captain called for reverse thrust as he was struggling with the tiller and I deployed them. Captain continued to struggle with directional control while the aircraft slowed. We exited runway and stopped on taxiway. We verified the passengers were ok and did not require assistance. We shut down engine 1 and captain exited the aircraft to inspect for damage. Upon inspection; he discovered the right nose wheel tire had come off its bead. Engine 2 was subsequently shut down and airport operations took the passengers inside the FBO. Maintenance advised the crew not to taxi the aircraft; so it was left on the taxiway. Airport ops cordoned the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Hawker 850 flight crew describes a rejected takeoff that results after the Captain begins having directional control issues at 60 knots. Post flight revealed that the right nose tire had come off its bead.

Narrative: During takeoff; I called airspeed alive; APR armed; and time started. Through about 50 knots; Captain started struggling with directional control and called for an abort. I moved the flaps to 45 degrees and deployed the lift dump. Captain called for reverse thrust as he was struggling with the tiller and I deployed them. Captain continued to struggle with directional control while the aircraft slowed. We exited runway and stopped on taxiway. We verified the passengers were ok and did not require assistance. We shut down Engine 1 and Captain exited the aircraft to inspect for damage. Upon inspection; he discovered the right nose wheel tire had come off its bead. Engine 2 was subsequently shut down and airport operations took the passengers inside the FBO. Maintenance advised the crew not to taxi the aircraft; so it was left on the taxiway. Airport ops cordoned the aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.