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ATA 3244

WHILE DEPARTING RWY 33 AT MARTIN STATE (MTN) FOR CLEVELAND INTL (CLE), WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT JUST PRIOR TO V1 RESULTING IN A HIGH-SPEED ABORTED TAKE-OFF. ALL PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND SATISFACTORY. INSPECTION OF THE TIRES AND LANDING GEAR DISPLAYED NO ABNORMALITIES OR CONCERNS. AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF, WE COMPLETED ALL OF OUR REQUIRED CHECKLIST ITEMS AND TOOK RUNWAY 33 FOR DEPARTURE. ALL WAS NORMAL DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER THE 70 KNOT X-CHECK CALLOUT, WE CONTINUED UNTIL ROUGHLY 100 KTS; AT THAT TIME WE FELT THE TIRE BLOW. PNF CALLED THE ABORT, ABORT, ABORT CALL SIMULTANEOUSLY AS I WAS RETARDING THE POWER AND APPLYING BRAKES. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT WITH NOSE-WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE. PIC MADE THE DECISION TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HAVE A BETTER AFFECT ON DECELERATION AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AFTER GETTING THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP, WE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPLANING THE PASSENGERS, THE LEFT MAIN STARTED TO RELEASE A HISSING NOISE AND LOST ALL TIRE INFLATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE SAFE FOR TOWING AND REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION REVEALED THE BLOWN TIRE HAD TOR A HOLE IN THE INBOARD FLAP. TIRES AND BRAKES ARE BEING REMOVED AND REPLACED AND AN ENGINEERING DISPOSITION ON THE DAMAGE TO THE FLAP HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM EMBRAER