SF 340B
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
During the final stage of the takeoff roll right at V1 was when we noticed a quick jolt of the aircraft. I quickly glanced at the engine indications and master warning panel; all was normal and I decided to rotate to become airborne. After contacting the Departure frequency; they advised us that we had left a tire on the runway. Being that we leveled off at five thousand feet and told to slow for traffic ahead; I decided to lower the landing gear and have the Flight Attendant give me a report of the main tires. At that time Dispatch called us on company radio frequency telling us that the Tower had called them as well. The Flight Attendant called us back advising us that the right main inboard tire had what appears to be a hole in it. I then raised the landing gear and radioed back to Dispatch to confirm we had a tire issue. My Dispatcher asked that we return back to the departure airport. I called the Flight Attendant back on the phone and asked she prepare the cabin for an emergency landing. I gave instructions of what may occur and act to appropriately if evacuation was imminent. The First Officer and I ask discussed possible scenarios. Collectively all three of us worked very well together. Tower asked that we perform a low approach; followed by a landing on Runway X. After making one of my smoothest landings yet; I taxied the plane off the runway and stopped on the high speed taxiway. Emergency crews inspected the tires and determined that the tire tread had separated from the tire and was OK to taxi to the gate. After parking at the gate I immediately inspected the tire and saw what the emergency crews had seen also. There was also damage from the separation of the tire to the most rear bottom aft part of the engine cowling.
An SF-340 crew was notified by ATC that a tire tread separated during the takeoff roll confirming the vibration felt at V1; so an emergency was declared and the flight return to land.