A private small aircraft pilot had a nose gear tire fail on touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	229406
Time
Date	199212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 105 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	229406
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Standard VFR approach runway 5 from northeast. All system normal. Minimum traffic/clear 5-10 KT winds. Uneventful through entry, pattern, and final touchdown. Upon nosewheel setting down, tire failed, maintained aircraft on runway left of center minimum ground roll -- no damage to facility or aircraft. Traffic rted to runway 32 until aircraft could be towed to FBO. No other filings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT SMA PLT HAD A NOSE GEAR TIRE FAIL ON TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: STANDARD VFR APCH RWY 5 FROM NE. ALL SYS NORMAL. MINIMUM TFC/CLR 5-10 KT WINDS. UNEVENTFUL THROUGH ENTRY, PATTERN, AND FINAL TOUCHDOWN. UPON NOSEWHEEL SETTING DOWN, TIRE FAILED, MAINTAINED ACFT ON RWY L OF CTR MINIMUM GND ROLL -- NO DAMAGE TO FACILITY OR ACFT. TFC RTED TO RWY 32 UNTIL ACFT COULD BE TOWED TO FBO. NO OTHER FILINGS.

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.