Narrative:

After executing a normal approach and landing under VMC conditions; the aircraft veered approximately 20-30 degrees to the right but continued to travel parallel to the runway centerline. First officer was flying and continued to maintain positive control. He realigned the aircraft with the centerline. The aircraft then proceeded to drift toward the left. The captain took control and steered the aircraft back towards the center of runway. Aircraft came to a complete stop approximately 3/4 of the way down the runway. Both main tires had failed.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that as a part 135 operator he currently flies this aircraft as much as anyone else in the industry. He had found that the lack of anti skid and spoilers is contributing to the number of tire failures on the ea 50 aircraft. In this case; a slight crosswind at 140/8 KTS lifted the right wing slightly as the brakes were applied and when the tire contacted the runway it was locked because there was no resistance. The reporter stated that two additions to the aircraft would help to correct this problem that seems common to the aircraft. One is the addition of spoilers to keep the aircraft weight on the wheels after landing and the other is a brake anti skid system. He said the problem is particularly troublesome when landing on wet runways with a crosswind. The reporter stated that this aircraft is a handful and he fears for wealthy inexperienced pilots who purchase this aircraft with very little flight time and get it into situations where their piloting skills are unable to handle the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ECLIPSE 500 BLEW BOTH TIRES DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AFTER THE FO STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH A WING UP SLIGHTLY; LOCKING THE WHEEL. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL DRIFT.

Narrative: AFTER EXECUTING A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING UNDER VMC CONDITIONS; THE AIRCRAFT VEERED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT BUT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. FO WAS FLYING AND CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL. HE REALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE LEFT. THE CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL AND STEERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. BOTH MAIN TIRES HAD FAILED.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT AS A PART 135 OPERATOR HE CURRENTLY FLIES THIS ACFT AS MUCH AS ANYONE ELSE IN THE INDUSTRY. HE HAD FOUND THAT THE LACK OF ANTI SKID AND SPOILERS IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE NUMBER OF TIRE FAILURES ON THE EA 50 ACFT. IN THIS CASE; A SLIGHT CROSSWIND AT 140/8 KTS LIFTED THE RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WHEN THE TIRE CONTACTED THE RWY IT WAS LOCKED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. THE REPORTER STATED THAT TWO ADDITIONS TO THE ACFT WOULD HELP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS COMMON TO THE ACFT. ONE IS THE ADDITION OF SPOILERS TO KEEP THE ACFT WT ON THE WHEELS AFTER LANDING AND THE OTHER IS A BRAKE ANTI SKID SYSTEM. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME WHEN LANDING ON WET RWYS WITH A CROSSWIND. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THIS ACFT IS A HANDFUL AND HE FEARS FOR WEALTHY INEXPERIENCED PILOTS WHO PURCHASE THIS ACFT WITH VERY LITTLE FLT TIME AND GET IT INTO SITUATIONS WHERE THEIR PILOTING SKILLS ARE UNABLE TO HANDLE THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.