Narrative:

Taxi checks all normal; positioned on runway 10. I was pilot at the controls in left seat. On takeoff roll; all systems and engines checked normal. At 80 KT callout; I transferred my control from tiller to yoke (SOP). While accelerating; approximately 2 seconds later and at approximately 100-110 KTS; we heard a loud 'thump' and felt massive vibration and noise; with a pull and some settling on the left side. I called abort and pulled back the throttles; used light braking; deployed thrust reversers with full reverse thrust and maintained centerline with right rudder input. As we slowed; the PNF took the yoke and I returned to the tiller for directional control. We brought the aircraft to a stop approximately 2000 ft from the end of the runway and on centerline. We performed an immediate shutdown and notified tower of our abort and shutdown. We saw and felt no FOD on the runway on takeoff roll. The WX was VMC; slight headwind; 30 degrees. We had 9800 pounds of fuel onboard; V1 was 130 KTS. On postflt we found both left main gear tires were shredded and wrapped around the axles and strut. Both bare metal wheels were on pavement with all brake lines severed with fluid pooling under the wheel well. We had smoke but no fire. I feel our SOP's; sim and in-aircraft training; crew coordination and calm professionalism saved this hawker and crew from injury.supplemental information from acn 691929: the abort was initiated prior to V1 but after the 80 KT callout and control transition.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that after the flight crew recognized the possible main gear tire failure; they immediately aborted the takeoff. The flight crew discussed the use of the left brake and found it was inoperative. The aircraft was brought to a stop with the thrust reversers and the right brake. Eventually all brakes and nosewheel steering were lost; however the aircraft slowed sufficiently and was stopped eventually by thrust reversers alone. Reporter stated that the post flight revealed that the inboard tire may have failed which caused the failure of the outboard tire. Debris was seen along the path of the aircraft from the point of failure. The flex lines that supply the main gear brakes were severed and hydraulic fluid was puddling beneath the main gear strut. Flight crew felt they were fortunate to have recognized the problem early in the takeoff sequence as the directional control became more difficult toward the end of the aircraft roll. Reporter stated that during preflight walkaround; the tires and landing gear were normal; with no unusual wear noted. Additionally; reporter noted that postflt revealed damage to the flaps and underside of the wing from debris.

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Title: 800XP HAWKER FLT CREW HAS LEFT MAIN TIRES FAIL. FLT CREW ABORTS TKOF AND REMAINS ON THE RWY.

Narrative: TAXI CHKS ALL NORMAL; POSITIONED ON RWY 10. I WAS PLT AT THE CTLS IN LEFT SEAT. ON TKOF ROLL; ALL SYSTEMS AND ENGS CHKED NORMAL. AT 80 KT CALLOUT; I TRANSFERRED MY CTL FROM TILLER TO YOKE (SOP). WHILE ACCELERATING; APPROX 2 SECONDS LATER AND AT APPROX 100-110 KTS; WE HEARD A LOUD 'THUMP' AND FELT MASSIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE; WITH A PULL AND SOME SETTLING ON THE LEFT SIDE. I CALLED ABORT AND PULLED BACK THE THROTTLES; USED LIGHT BRAKING; DEPLOYED THRUST REVERSERS WITH FULL REVERSE THRUST AND MAINTAINED CTRLINE WITH RIGHT RUDDER INPUT. AS WE SLOWED; THE PNF TOOK THE YOKE AND I RETURNED TO THE TILLER FOR DIRECTIONAL CTL. WE BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP APPROX 2000 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY AND ON CTRLINE. WE PERFORMED AN IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN AND NOTIFIED TWR OF OUR ABORT AND SHUTDOWN. WE SAW AND FELT NO FOD ON THE RWY ON TKOF ROLL. THE WX WAS VMC; SLIGHT HEADWIND; 30 DEGS. WE HAD 9800 LBS OF FUEL ONBOARD; V1 WAS 130 KTS. ON POSTFLT WE FOUND BOTH LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES WERE SHREDDED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLES AND STRUT. BOTH BARE METAL WHEELS WERE ON PAVEMENT WITH ALL BRAKE LINES SEVERED WITH FLUID POOLING UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. WE HAD SMOKE BUT NO FIRE. I FEEL OUR SOP'S; SIM AND IN-ACFT TRAINING; CREW COORDINATION AND CALM PROFESSIONALISM SAVED THIS HAWKER AND CREW FROM INJURY.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 691929: THE ABORT WAS INITIATED PRIOR TO V1 BUT AFTER THE 80 KT CALLOUT AND CTL TRANSITION.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT AFTER THE FLT CREW RECOGNIZED THE POSSIBLE MAIN GEAR TIRE FAILURE; THEY IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TKOF. THE FLT CREW DISCUSSED THE USE OF THE LEFT BRAKE AND FOUND IT WAS INOP. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH THE THRUST REVERSERS AND THE RIGHT BRAKE. EVENTUALLY ALL BRAKES AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING WERE LOST; HOWEVER THE ACFT SLOWED SUFFICIENTLY AND WAS STOPPED EVENTUALLY BY THRUST REVERSERS ALONE. RPTR STATED THAT THE POST FLT REVEALED THAT THE INBOARD TIRE MAY HAVE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE OUTBOARD TIRE. DEBRIS WAS SEEN ALONG THE PATH OF THE ACFT FROM THE POINT OF FAILURE. THE FLEX LINES THAT SUPPLY THE MAIN GEAR BRAKES WERE SEVERED AND HYD FLUID WAS PUDDLING BENEATH THE MAIN GEAR STRUT. FLT CREW FELT THEY WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM EARLY IN THE TKOF SEQUENCE AS THE DIRECTIONAL CTL BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TOWARD THE END OF THE ACFT ROLL. RPTR STATED THAT DURING PREFLT WALKAROUND; THE TIRES AND LNDG GEAR WERE NORMAL; WITH NO UNUSUAL WEAR NOTED. ADDITIONALLY; RPTR NOTED THAT POSTFLT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AND UNDERSIDE OF THE WING FROM DEBRIS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.