PA46 pilot reported a failed tire on landing resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.

Attributes
ACN	1606496
Time
Date	201812
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 2740 Flight Crew Type 1140
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Flew RNAV approach into ZZZ uneventfully. Upon touchdown; left main tire blew. Applied reverse thrust and full right rudder with brake but was unable to keep aircraft on runway. It was raining (moderately) so braking was; of course; much less effective than on dry pavement. The aircraft slowed to almost a complete stop before the left main ran off of the pavement. Thankfully; the aircraft had slowed sufficiently such that it only traveled a few feet (approx. 8 [feet]) in the sand; and the nose gear and the right main never left the pavement. There was no impact with anything; nor was the stop uncomfortably sudden. I was unable to exit the runway; and as a result there were some delays - both an arrival and a departure. The aircraft was towed to the ramp by the FBO under the supervision of an a&P/ia who will replace the tire/tube; inspect the gear and wheel for damage; and we will perform a gear swing prior to return to service. I was advised that no action on my part was needed. The tower further advised that a report would have to be filed because of the delays. I will replace all the tires and tubes more frequently regardless of their appearance of having more lifetime remaining.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA46 pilot reported a failed tire on landing resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.

Narrative: Flew RNAV approach into ZZZ uneventfully. Upon touchdown; left main tire blew. Applied reverse thrust and full right rudder with brake but was unable to keep aircraft on runway. It was raining (moderately) so braking was; of course; much less effective than on dry pavement. The aircraft slowed to almost a complete stop before the left main ran off of the pavement. Thankfully; the aircraft had slowed sufficiently such that it only traveled a few feet (approx. 8 [feet]) in the sand; and the nose gear and the right main never left the pavement. There was no impact with anything; nor was the stop uncomfortably sudden. I was unable to exit the runway; and as a result there were some delays - both an arrival and a departure. The aircraft was towed to the ramp by the FBO under the supervision of an A&P/IA who will replace the tire/tube; inspect the gear and wheel for damage; and we will perform a gear swing prior to return to service. I was advised that no action on my part was needed. The Tower further advised that a report would have to be filed because of the delays. I will replace all the tires and tubes more frequently regardless of their appearance of having more lifetime remaining.

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.