Narrative:

The incident occurred during takeoff. The plane accelerated normally to approximately V1 less 10 KTS or about 105 KTS. At this point, and nearly simultaneously, the tower controller reported to the plane that smoke was trailing the plane. In the plane, a popping sound was followed by vibration and a slight settling of the right wing. An abort was called immediately. This was followed by the PF (left seat) deploying reversers and acknowledgment among all pilots that tires on the right have blown out. As brakes were applied, the plane began to slowly turn to the left of centerline. The PF then retracted reversers and then went to nosewheel steering. The PF announced that nosewheel steering was not working and soon after reported braking deficiencies. As the plane slowed to approximately 10 KTS, the PNF pulled the parking brake handle a couple of times without setting it until speed was under 5 KTS, at which point the parking brake was fully set and the plane stopped. The plane came to rest with the nosewheel resting in the grass off the runway and main wheels remaining on the tarmac. The PIC (right seat) ordered the immediate evacuate/evacuation of the aircraft. The PF remained on board approximately 30 seconds to secure the APU and all power switches. There were no injuries during or following the incident. 2 right main tires were blown and 1 (outboard) left tire was blown. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies a G-2 for a major research university doing electronics research flying. He does not know why the tires failed. When the tires failed, it took out the 'nutcracker' (his words), the ground sensing switch. This caused the aircraft to think that it was in the air. Therefore, reverse nosewheel steering and antiskid braking were not available. There was no other damage and no injury.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BLOWN TIRES ON TKOF.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TKOF. THE PLANE ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO APPROX V1 LESS 10 KTS OR ABOUT 105 KTS. AT THIS POINT, AND NEARLY SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TWR CTLR RPTED TO THE PLANE THAT SMOKE WAS TRAILING THE PLANE. IN THE PLANE, A POPPING SOUND WAS FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND A SLIGHT SETTLING OF THE R WING. AN ABORT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE PF (L SEAT) DEPLOYING REVERSERS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AMONG ALL PLTS THAT TIRES ON THE R HAVE BLOWN OUT. AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PLANE BEGAN TO SLOWLY TURN TO THE L OF CTRLINE. THE PF THEN RETRACTED REVERSERS AND THEN WENT TO NOSEWHEEL STEERING. THE PF ANNOUNCED THAT NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND SOON AFTER RPTED BRAKING DEFICIENCIES. AS THE PLANE SLOWED TO APPROX 10 KTS, THE PNF PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHOUT SETTING IT UNTIL SPD WAS UNDER 5 KTS, AT WHICH POINT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY SET AND THE PLANE STOPPED. THE PLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSEWHEEL RESTING IN THE GRASS OFF THE RWY AND MAIN WHEELS REMAINING ON THE TARMAC. THE PIC (R SEAT) ORDERED THE IMMEDIATE EVAC OF THE ACFT. THE PF REMAINED ON BOARD APPROX 30 SECONDS TO SECURE THE APU AND ALL PWR SWITCHES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING OR FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. 2 R MAIN TIRES WERE BLOWN AND 1 (OUTBOARD) L TIRE WAS BLOWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES A G-2 FOR A MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DOING ELECTRONICS RESEARCH FLYING. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE TIRES FAILED. WHEN THE TIRES FAILED, IT TOOK OUT THE 'NUTCRACKER' (HIS WORDS), THE GND SENSING SWITCH. THIS CAUSED THE ACFT TO THINK THAT IT WAS IN THE AIR. THEREFORE, REVERSE NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND ANTISKID BRAKING WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE AND NO INJURY.

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.