The DEADLY Pilot Mistake that Gave Travis Barker PTSD

A routine late-night takeoff ended in catastrophe when a Learjet suffered a rapid series of tire failures just after reaching V1. In this video, we break down the 2008 crash that killed four people and severely injured Travis Barker and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein—examining the underinflated tires, the decision to reject the takeoff at high speed, and a decades-old thrust reverser design that caused the engines to produce forward thrust when the crew desperately needed to stop. It’s a case where maintenance shortcomings, cockpit decision-making, and aircraft design converged in a matter of seconds—with devastating consequences, as told by professional pilot, instructor and published flight safety author Stan Dunn.