Originally Posted by DaviddesJ:22526353
Originally Posted by
phlwookie
I have no reason to not believe that a tire blowout was the root cause
Really? Doesn't it seem more likely that he aborted takeoff due to some unrelated cause (e.g., engine problem) and then coming down hard blew the tire? The blown tire could be the root cause, but it seems more likely to have occurred later (since it's not at all surprising that coming down hard on the runway would blow the tire).
the day before wasn't much better. Gusting to 33 MPH according to the pilot ans our landing was pretty wavy...