Takeoff aborted -- atx blows tires on takeoff and stops on gravel overrun.

Attributes
ACN	312331
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lrd
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msn
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1670 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	312331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	312333
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff from runway 17L at lrd, both tires on the left side blew. My captain rejected the takeoff because he had difficulty maintaining directional control and we were still 20 KTS short of V1. The airplane came to a stop at the gravel overrun of runway 17L. With both left tires blown, the brakes were not very effective and it was hard to get the airplane stopped. I do not know what caused the tires to blow, it is very likely that we picked up foreign object damage on the cargo ramp or on taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED -- ATX BLOWS TIRES ON TKOF AND STOPS ON GRAVEL OVERRUN.

Narrative: DURING TKOF FROM RWY 17L AT LRD, BOTH TIRES ON THE L SIDE BLEW. MY CAPT REJECTED THE TKOF BECAUSE HE HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CTL AND WE WERE STILL 20 KTS SHORT OF V1. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AT THE GRAVEL OVERRUN OF RWY 17L. WITH BOTH L TIRES BLOWN, THE BRAKES WERE NOT VERY EFFECTIVE AND IT WAS HARD TO GET THE AIRPLANE STOPPED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT WE PICKED UP FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ON THE CARGO RAMP OR ON TAXI.

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.