Rockwell 690B accident near Mesa, Arizona, October 23, 2014
On October 23, 2014 at about 9:00 pm local time, a 1978 Rockwell 690B, registered N130TT, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Mesa, Arizona (Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The failure of the nose gear tire, which resulted in the vibration of the nose landing gear and subsequent fire to the tire and forward section of the fuselage structure.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 23, 2014 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Mesa, Arizona · Phoenix-Mesa Gateway · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 690B, built 1978
- Registration
- N130TT · registry record · serial 11495
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that during the landing roll out a vibration was observed coming from the nose wheel. As the airplane was decelerating to a stop, smoke was noticed coming from the nose gear area. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that during the landing roll out the nose wheel tire had gone flat. This resulted in the vibration of the nose landing gear, and the subsequent fire to the tire and forward section of the fuselage; the fuselage sustained substantial damage as a result of the thermal activity. The examination also revealed no anomalies with any of the nose landing gear components that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Tube › Failure
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,718 hours in all; 62 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days; 1,720 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: July 21, 2014
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,834 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 18, 2014; 24 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,325 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Garrett TPE-331-5 (turboprop); 2,859 hours total
- Engine 2: Garrett TPE-331-5 (turboprop); 2,859 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: SOW Show Low AZ at 8:30 pm
- Destination: IWA Mesa AZ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 30C, 10,201 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 4:00 am from IWA, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR15CA026.