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Jut prior to tM aoci4eat tbI airCNtt m queetioD bid bid tbI &l'P-'r~ adarmr plate r..,-,M, .aJdili tbe ~ lighter than OIl ~ ~17 a1rcraft tbe Pilotbid bee &C~ to ~., '!'be ship .-de • DOralllDltSni Oft l"UllIII¥ 24, t\D'M4right onto the perw.tir met UI1 app&Nll~ tax11Dg It I 110. rate ot Ipttd,(S-lO IIPH)doImrJDd,wbeD after abot.t SO1&1'da,tbe right tirl tIft GIlt. BeOIUM cta lS~O IIPHtail wiDII, .l1ghtl1 troll the lItt ot the ta1l, am *.loIr rat. oftad, the wiDd .. nt't1c1antlJ rtZ'ODi in p1'I1'IDtiq the a1ror&ft troll ~appreoiabl1 to the d,bt after the ~t& SIdp rollld troll bo to ~O~.. t, tbItaU .• tarW colling up ItId the '!'1P DO~:[ Oftr.

. ., AaaordiDg to rtate.ntl trOll pilot. &lid ~iftNii 10 bNJII •• 1'1 uMd m(.toppiDc thlairCft,tt. Thi :inft.tigatinc oo.it~.Deu...,.1I that ntt1citnt IpItdwas len troa tbIt __ laratioD at thi-~.rter the tire blew m to,~raite·~ tail. ,~r, it.doeI .... ·pla1ll1~ to the brd that. braldzlc·actiGc

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!be icc1dlnt could po•• 1bl1 ba,.., betD IWidIc1 it the .hip bid 'beIil dead wightacliD thl taU while opll'atiDg''IIDIlIr I lliai·. loI4 CODdlt1cm IDCl ftr1nc a brilk wmt.,Po.dbl11t the pUot bid l'IIl1sId tblt h1.I taU bid .WiId to riM IOOI'~IDd hid _lei III applicat1aD ot· ~r ,WbID hi .pul.lecl tbI ltick bIok be qht .ft· -wcoetded in forcing tM tail bIot~,

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1. Landed on rumra1 2-4"'" an,dmade right hand turn onto the perimetertrack. Had·gone a abort di.tance with the rind to our back, wbtn tbil righttire blew, I had about 600 a.poIL. on the inbGiJ'di and about. the i_ on .tll.outbOJ.l'd•• I did not. app4' 1.1'11' brake, and..bad 10M on4' a .bort diltece Whenthe taU cameup. I pulled' back on the .tiok and added .CIII throttle to tl7and get 'it bacle dowil. The extent of the' cl.alll.ige... #2,3 um 4 prop. be1Dg.ruined and the no.. badl1 damaged, I WI. in the lett lIat. •

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1. At· approximately 08~ hour; '8-17 No. 7986. pilot WOlin, Wal ti,xyin,on the perillleter track neal' diapenBl 46 'after ha.vinr; llIade a landin:;·oll runw&1'24. The ~ri!:ht tire:blew out aJld the airoraft nosed over on the perimeter,

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1. Tr8.llStllitted herewith \iD W P011ll No. 14 ani alUed papers on tbIfollowing aircraft accident:

a. lilt Lt. James H. Welah, B-17G JlUIIlber 42-97986.

2. ~is headquarte:rs doe. not concur in usesllllont u 100%umeto~mi.r.td. It 11 tel t that & better usesament would be 100%milceUaneOUl,further subdivided u .30% materiel t'allure, tire; 30% .,ther; 40% e.g.teotor. The general helding ot miaceUa.neOUI 11 gi'gen becauae II) aiDileone ot' these factora wl)U].dhave CaUled thia lCCident; 0nl1 the cmbiDationthat Diated at thia particular maaent oould have resulted 1i1 this specificlOoident.

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