Takeoff aborted as light transport blows right side tires.

Attributes
ACN	209515
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	209515
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departing runway 16L at seattle (sea), at approximately 80-90 KTS, the aircraft yawed to the right. I immediately recovered control of the aircraft. The takeoff was aborted (for what we thought was a blown right main gear tire). We cleared the runway in front of our terminal. The tower called, asked if we needed any assistance. The captain said to respond in the negative, which I did. (At the time we only needed to move the aircraft approximately 300-400 ft. The parking spot was so near I felt like it would be the same as clearing a freeway off ramp when a gas station is right across the intersection.) after we stopped and looked at the damage that the rubber had done, I realized that we should have stopped the aircraft at the taxiway intersection and called for ground equipment to help us. I now have a 'knot' in my stomach over the decision that was made. It will not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED AS LTT BLOWS R SIDE TIRES.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 16L AT SEATTLE (SEA), AT APPROX 80-90 KTS, THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R. I IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED CTL OF THE ACFT. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED (FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A BLOWN R MAIN GEAR TIRE). WE CLRED THE RWY IN FRONT OF OUR TERMINAL. THE TWR CALLED, ASKED IF WE NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CAPT SAID TO RESPOND IN THE NEGATIVE, WHICH I DID. (AT THE TIME WE ONLY NEEDED TO MOVE THE ACFT APPROX 300-400 FT. THE PARKING SPOT WAS SO NEAR I FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS CLRING A FREEWAY OFF RAMP WHEN A GAS STATION IS RIGHT ACROSS THE INTXN.) AFTER WE STOPPED AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE THAT THE RUBBER HAD DONE, I REALIZED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE ACFT AT THE TAXIWAY INTXN AND CALLED FOR GND EQUIP TO HELP US. I NOW HAVE A 'KNOT' IN MY STOMACH OVER THE DECISION THAT WAS MADE. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.