Small transport suffers blown tire on runway during landing procedure braking action.

Attributes
ACN	200701
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hfd
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	200701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was shooting the lda runway 2 with an small transport into hfd which is offset the runway by 19 degrees. The runway is 4418 ft and only has mirls and reils. The conditions were 1 mi and fog. I had reached the MDA which is 580 ft MSL, 562 ft AGL. Just prior to reaching the map I saw the runway and proceeded to land. Since I saw the runway late and I was still at approach speed I used up half the runway until I touched down. After touchdown the end of the runway looked closer than it really was due to a high dike which is at the end of the runway, so I proceeded to lay heavy on the brakes to stop the airplane. As a result I caused my right main to go flat, but I was able to keep the airplane on the runway and come to a complete stop. No one was injured nor was the plane damaged. The tower closed runway 2 until my airplane was towed off the runway. I feel this could have been avoided by making the decision to do a missed approach and try the approach again now knowing when to expect to see the runway and putting the airplane in a position to land at the touch down zone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT SUFFERS BLOWN TIRE ON RWY DURING LNDG PROC BRAKING ACTION.

Narrative: I WAS SHOOTING THE LDA RWY 2 WITH AN SMT INTO HFD WHICH IS OFFSET THE RWY BY 19 DEGS. THE RWY IS 4418 FT AND ONLY HAS MIRLS AND REILS. THE CONDITIONS WERE 1 MI AND FOG. I HAD REACHED THE MDA WHICH IS 580 FT MSL, 562 FT AGL. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE MAP I SAW THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. SINCE I SAW THE RWY LATE AND I WAS STILL AT APCH SPD I USED UP HALF THE RWY UNTIL I TOUCHED DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE END OF THE RWY LOOKED CLOSER THAN IT REALLY WAS DUE TO A HIGH DIKE WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE RWY, SO I PROCEEDED TO LAY HVY ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. AS A RESULT I CAUSED MY R MAIN TO GO FLAT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED NOR WAS THE PLANE DAMAGED. THE TWR CLOSED RWY 2 UNTIL MY AIRPLANE WAS TOWED OFF THE RWY. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY MAKING THE DECISION TO DO A MISSED APCH AND TRY THE APCH AGAIN NOW KNOWING WHEN TO EXPECT TO SEE THE RWY AND PUTTING THE AIRPLANE IN A POS TO LAND AT THE TOUCH DOWN ZONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.