GA pilot reported experiencing a nose tire failure on landing rollout causing the aircraft to depart...

Attributes
ACN	1631150
Time
Date	201903
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	Viking/Turbo-Viking 17-30/31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 846 Flight Crew Type 54
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

IFR flight plan transporting a passenger. I believe that TRACON X or TRACON Y were our last ATC handoff. The co-pilot was handling communications at the time. We were cleared for a visual approach to runway xx at ZZZ and began our descent from 4;000 feet. Before clearing the ridgeline northeast of the field. We were descending to pattern altitude and setting up for a long straight-in visual approach to runway xx following a departing aircraft. There was no traffic in the pattern. Winds were reported as variable but relatively light 4-7 kits as I recall. Visibility was unlimited and the sky was clear.during the approach; the co-pilot was calling airspeeds and altitude once we were about 3 miles of the field. He was also broadcasting on CTAF our location. Touchdown was just past the touchdown zone to the left but straddling the centerline. Touchdown was on both mains followed by the nose as the stall horn was sounding. Airspeed at touchdown was 85-90 mph indicated with full flaps. The plane tended to the left and on the application of rudder to correct the plane made a sharp right turn and was unresponsive to any effort to correct. It left the runway and stopped at a berm approximately 100 feet. Off the runway.looking at the left main; it appears as if the tire became twisted in some way as if something failed after touchdown. No passenger injuries. Damage to left main; nose gear; hard stop and prop. ELT did not transmit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA pilot reported experiencing a nose tire failure on landing rollout causing the aircraft to depart the runway surface.

Narrative: IFR flight plan transporting a passenger. I believe that TRACON X or TRACON Y were our last ATC handoff. The co-pilot was handling communications at the time. We were cleared for a visual approach to RWY XX at ZZZ and began our descent from 4;000 feet. before clearing the ridgeline northeast of the field. We were descending to pattern altitude and setting up for a long straight-in visual approach to RWY XX following a departing aircraft. There was no traffic in the pattern. Winds were reported as variable but relatively light 4-7 kits as I recall. Visibility was unlimited and the sky was clear.During the approach; the co-pilot was calling airspeeds and altitude once we were about 3 miles of the field. He was also broadcasting on CTAF our location. Touchdown was just past the touchdown zone to the left but straddling the centerline. Touchdown was on both mains followed by the nose as the stall horn was sounding. Airspeed at touchdown was 85-90 MPH indicated with full flaps. The plane tended to the left and on the application of rudder to correct the plane made a sharp right turn and was unresponsive to any effort to correct. It left the runway and stopped at a berm approximately 100 feet. off the runway.Looking at the left main; it appears as if the tire became twisted in some way as if something failed after touchdown. No passenger injuries. Damage to left main; nose gear; hard stop and prop. ELT did not transmit.

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.