P180 Avanti
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 1300; Flight Crew Type 200
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
I was flying Second in Command and was the Nonflying Pilot. Upon touchdown the Flying Pilots water bottle fell down by the rudder pedals. After a bit of swerving and control issues she said your rudders and passed the airplane off to me. At this time we were pulling to the right headed to the grass off the side of the runway. I used rudders and breaking force to get us stopped and able to stay on the runway. The brakes locked up and the tires blew. On the runway we had a rescue team come out and put the airplane on mini jacks with wheels and safely tugged us off of the runway. Nobody was hurt and other than the tires the damage to the airplane was minimal.
I was PIC (Pilot in Command). Upon landing my water bottle fell and lodged between the left rudder and the side wall of the aircraft. I stated to the SIC (Second in Command) that the SIC had the rudder pedals at that time. I put my head down to recover the bottle and when I raised my head the aircraft had braked to a stop. Both main tires had blown.The responsibility is mine as PIC. I should not have take my eyes off the runway at that time.
P-180 flight crew reported two blown tires on landing rollout due to a jammed left rudder pedal.