Piper 601 pilot reported a main landing tire failed during heavy braking.

Attributes
ACN	1584249
Time
Date	201809
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-60 601/601P Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Trainee Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 97 Flight Crew Total 12049 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

Upon landing runway xx at ZZZ; (due to sun making it difficult to see end of runway approaching); [I] landed long and required heavy braking to stop aircraft on the runway. [I] blew out left main tire which caused aircraft to skid off end of runway approximately 20 - 25 feet and come to a complete stop on flat dirt terrain.to prevent this from happening in the future; initiate a go-around and request another runway for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Piper 601 pilot reported a main landing tire failed during heavy braking.

Narrative: Upon landing Runway XX at ZZZ; (due to sun making it difficult to see end of runway approaching); [I] landed long and required heavy braking to stop aircraft on the runway. [I] blew out left main tire which caused aircraft to skid off end of runway approximately 20 - 25 feet and come to a complete stop on flat dirt terrain.To prevent this from happening in the future; initiate a go-around and request another runway for landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.