Aircraft equipment problem. Nose tire came off on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	339222
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	339222
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 controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost right nose gear tire just after takeoff. Only indication we had of a problem was a bumpy taxi. Tower informed us that he saw the tire come off the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. NOSE TIRE CAME OFF ON TKOF.

Narrative: LOST R NOSE GEAR TIRE JUST AFTER TKOF. ONLY INDICATION WE HAD OF A PROB WAS A BUMPY TAXI. TWR INFORMED US THAT HE SAW THE TIRE COME OFF THE ACFT.

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.