Business Jet Blows Tire During Landing at Trenton, NJ (TEB)

Aircraft Incident at Trenton Airport

• ✈️ A business jet, identified as 533, experienced a blown tire upon landing at Trenton, NJ (TEB).
• ⚠️ The pilot reported severe cavitation and a lack of steering, indicating a likely blown nose tire.
• 🚨 The aircraft became disabled on the runway, necessitating a response from ground crews.

Air Traffic Control Response

• 📞 Air traffic control immediately instructed other inbound aircraft to remain outside class delta airspace or to adjust their approach patterns.
• 🔄 Aircraft like 509 Fox Truck and 528 Victor were rerouted to join different downwind patterns for other runways to clear the active runway.
• 🚑 Ground rescue was dispatched to assess the situation and assist the disabled aircraft.

Runway Operations and Safety

• 🚧 The disabled aircraft blocked runway 34, requiring ATC to manage traffic flow and reroute other planes.
• 🧹 A FOD (Foreign Object Debris) check was initiated to ensure the runway was clear after the incident.
• 🚦 Rescue 34 was instructed to proceed full length on runway 16 but hold short of runway 6 to avoid the disabled aircraft.