Narrative:

During takeoff from publication, a thud was heard just to prior to vr (120 KTS). There was a momentary and unsustained yaw. Engine indications, hydraulic pressure and gear retraction were normal. The tower was contacted and asked to check the runway for debris, etc. They reported a tire on the runway at about the point of rotation. The flight was contained to santa ana (orange county). Some 15 mins out this tower was contacted and informed of a possible problem. Safety services were alerted and the passenger briefed. From the report from publication tower, it appeared that a tire had been lost. No fly-by was requested as, if this were so, it would be more apparent from head-on; i.e., on the approach. On short final, orange county tower said it appeared all 4 tires were intact. At the threshold an unidented voice called that the left inner main appeared damaged. T/D was made on the right main, and the aircraft decelerated with reverse and gentle braking. A stop was made on the taxiway to allow the safety services to check for fire or damage. It was found that the outer tread of the tire had disappeared--the remainder was still inflated. Minor damage was caused to T he trailing edge of the wing and inboard engine nacelle. At this time we do not now whether the tire was a recap or not. Preflight at publication (conducted by myself) had shown no potential problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC OF LTT JET CONTINUES TO DESTINATION AFTER TIRE DEBRIS IS REPORTED TO BE FROM HIS ACFT ON DEP RWY.

Narrative: DURING TKOF FROM PUB, A THUD WAS HEARD JUST TO PRIOR TO VR (120 KTS). THERE WAS A MOMENTARY AND UNSUSTAINED YAW. ENG INDICATIONS, HYD PRESSURE AND GEAR RETRACTION WERE NORMAL. THE TWR WAS CONTACTED AND ASKED TO CHK THE RWY FOR DEBRIS, ETC. THEY RPTED A TIRE ON THE RWY AT ABOUT THE POINT OF ROTATION. THE FLT WAS CONTAINED TO SANTA ANA (ORANGE COUNTY). SOME 15 MINS OUT THIS TWR WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE PROB. SAFETY SVCS WERE ALERTED AND THE PAX BRIEFED. FROM THE RPT FROM PUB TWR, IT APPEARED THAT A TIRE HAD BEEN LOST. NO FLY-BY WAS REQUESTED AS, IF THIS WERE SO, IT WOULD BE MORE APPARENT FROM HEAD-ON; I.E., ON THE APCH. ON SHORT FINAL, ORANGE COUNTY TWR SAID IT APPEARED ALL 4 TIRES WERE INTACT. AT THE THRESHOLD AN UNIDENTED VOICE CALLED THAT THE LEFT INNER MAIN APPEARED DAMAGED. T/D WAS MADE ON THE RIGHT MAIN, AND THE ACFT DECELERATED WITH REVERSE AND GENTLE BRAKING. A STOP WAS MADE ON THE TXWY TO ALLOW THE SAFETY SVCS TO CHK FOR FIRE OR DAMAGE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OUTER TREAD OF THE TIRE HAD DISAPPEARED--THE REMAINDER WAS STILL INFLATED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO T HE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING AND INBOARD ENG NACELLE. AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT NOW WHETHER THE TIRE WAS A RECAP OR NOT. PREFLT AT PUB (CONDUCTED BY MYSELF) HAD SHOWN NO POTENTIAL PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.