What are the odds?

wrote in message Two blown tire incidents in one
days. I would guess the tire needed
more brakes for some reason in each case. You said it was the home
base and the base is notorious for the effect of sudden brakage.

The first plane was a Fed-Ex A-300 out of Newark. They stopped in less than
4000' of runway. All 8 main tires were blown. Jacks had to be trucked in to
raise it up to change the tires. Once it was raised, the brakes wouldn't
disassemble. It was on the runway about 12 hours. Interestingly, it isn't in
the FAA's incident listings.

The second plane was a DC-3 based at nearby airport. Flat tires on
taildraggers can be tricky. Fortunately they didn't ground-loop it.

The local newspaper reported that no flights had to divert. You know I sent
a sarcastic e-mail to that editor.

D.