Cessna citation type loses part of left tire tread on landing procedure rollout.

Attributes
ACN	280403
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 7550 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	280403
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Following normal landing on runway 18R, aircraft was rolling out when left main tire failed. No braking. Aircraft was fairly light. Destination was cessna facility on south end of field. Intent was long roll out. At speed of approximately 70 KTS, felt slight vibration and sensed gentle left drift. As 'thump-thump' sound got worse it was obvious that tire had let go. I used nose wheel steering to guide aircraft off the runway at taxiway 'Y,' -- 7000 ft from touchdown. Touchdown was in first 1500 ft of 12000 ft runway. Rolled approximately 3000 ft before I noticed tire problem. Damage to aircraft was minor, hydraulic line and rim. Tread of tire was essentially in one long rectangular piece that separated from sidewalls. Remains of sidewalls essential stayed on rim. Cessna orlando has sent tire remains for analysis. Tire came new from factory on aircraft and had approximately 80 lndgs. Lots of tread remained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA CITATION TYPE LOSES PART OF L TIRE TREAD ON LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: FOLLOWING NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 18R, ACFT WAS ROLLING OUT WHEN L MAIN TIRE FAILED. NO BRAKING. ACFT WAS FAIRLY LIGHT. DEST WAS CESSNA FACILITY ON S END OF FIELD. INTENT WAS LONG ROLL OUT. AT SPD OF APPROX 70 KTS, FELT SLIGHT VIBRATION AND SENSED GENTLE L DRIFT. AS 'THUMP-THUMP' SOUND GOT WORSE IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT TIRE HAD LET GO. I USED NOSE WHEEL STEERING TO GUIDE ACFT OFF THE RWY AT TXWY 'Y,' -- 7000 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN. TOUCHDOWN WAS IN FIRST 1500 FT OF 12000 FT RWY. ROLLED APPROX 3000 FT BEFORE I NOTICED TIRE PROB. DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS MINOR, HYD LINE AND RIM. TREAD OF TIRE WAS ESSENTIALLY IN ONE LONG RECTANGULAR PIECE THAT SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALLS. REMAINS OF SIDEWALLS ESSENTIAL STAYED ON RIM. CESSNA ORLANDO HAS SENT TIRE REMAINS FOR ANALYSIS. TIRE CAME NEW FROM FACTORY ON ACFT AND HAD APPROX 80 LNDGS. LOTS OF TREAD REMAINED.

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.