Narrative:

Upon landing at (psf) pease international tradesport on runway 16, I touched down with my left main gear first, right main gear second, and I then held the nose wheel off the ground (with power at idle) for approximately 50 ft. Once the nose of the aircraft touched the runway, I retracted my flaps. At this time the aircraft was at a speed of 60 KTS and slowing under its own weight (I had not yet applied the brakes). At this time I was experiencing a severe yaw to the right. Applying full left rudder to compensate the aircraft did not respond. I then applied full left brake to drag the left main wheel to widen the aircraft's abrupt turn to the right (this prevented the aircraft from rolling onto its left wing). The plane had completed it's turn off of the south edge of runway 16 and stopped, facing a heading of 340 degrees. An apparent crease in the innertube of the right tire induced a slight leak leaving enough air in the tire to make a smooth comfortable landing. Once I retracted my flaps allowing the aircraft's weight to settle on the spinning main gear wheels it squeezed the remaining air out of the right tire (inner tube). The flat right tire caused enough friction/drag on the runway to cause the aircraft to yaw to the right. By locking up the left wheel's brake allowed enough friction/drag upon the runway to prevent the aircraft from flipping/rolling. There were no injuries to anyone. The damage to the aircraft was the right main tire and inner tube that were intact enough to allow mechanics to fill the tire with air approximately every 1000 ft, allowing myself to taxi the aircraft across the field to the maintenance hangar where it could be properly changed and the aircraft could be thoroughly inspected.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL LOSS CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL DUE TO A FLAT MAIN GEAR TIRE.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT (PSF) PEASE INTL TRADESPORT ON RWY 16, I TOUCHED DOWN WITH MY L MAIN GEAR FIRST, R MAIN GEAR SECOND, AND I THEN HELD THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GND (WITH PWR AT IDLE) FOR APPROX 50 FT. ONCE THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TOUCHED THE RWY, I RETRACTED MY FLAPS. AT THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS AT A SPD OF 60 KTS AND SLOWING UNDER ITS OWN WT (I HAD NOT YET APPLIED THE BRAKES). AT THIS TIME I WAS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE YAW TO THE R. APPLYING FULL L RUDDER TO COMPENSATE THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN APPLIED FULL L BRAKE TO DRAG THE L MAIN WHEEL TO WIDEN THE ACFT'S ABRUPT TURN TO THE R (THIS PREVENTED THE ACFT FROM ROLLING ONTO ITS L WING). THE PLANE HAD COMPLETED IT'S TURN OFF OF THE S EDGE OF RWY 16 AND STOPPED, FACING A HDG OF 340 DEGS. AN APPARENT CREASE IN THE INNERTUBE OF THE R TIRE INDUCED A SLIGHT LEAK LEAVING ENOUGH AIR IN THE TIRE TO MAKE A SMOOTH COMFORTABLE LNDG. ONCE I RETRACTED MY FLAPS ALLOWING THE ACFT'S WT TO SETTLE ON THE SPINNING MAIN GEAR WHEELS IT SQUEEZED THE REMAINING AIR OUT OF THE R TIRE (INNER TUBE). THE FLAT R TIRE CAUSED ENOUGH FRICTION/DRAG ON THE RWY TO CAUSE THE ACFT TO YAW TO THE R. BY LOCKING UP THE L WHEEL'S BRAKE ALLOWED ENOUGH FRICTION/DRAG UPON THE RWY TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM FLIPPING/ROLLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS THE R MAIN TIRE AND INNER TUBE THAT WERE INTACT ENOUGH TO ALLOW MECHS TO FILL THE TIRE WITH AIR APPROX EVERY 1000 FT, ALLOWING MYSELF TO TAXI THE ACFT ACROSS THE FIELD TO THE MAINT HANGAR WHERE IT COULD BE PROPERLY CHANGED AND THE ACFT COULD BE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED.

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.