Small aircraft on landing rollout has left main tire blow.

Attributes
ACN	332510
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cma
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2300
ASRS Report	332510
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:

After touchdown for full stop landing on runway 26, aircraft was slowed to a stop with light braking. Left mainmount (tire) blew. Aircraft was safely stopped and shut down. Aircraft pulled with towbar off runway on taxiway clear of foul area. An uneventful tire change was performed. I believe that the left tire may have had a prior flat spot from a previous flight that caused the tire to blow on my landing rollout when brakes were applied. Flat spot was hidden under tire skirt (aerodynamic tire cover) or on the portion not visible. Suggest fully pushing aircraft forward and aft (on preflight) with help of other crew member to visually inspect entire tire surfaces.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON LNDG ROLLOUT HAS L MAIN TIRE BLOW.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN FOR FULL STOP LNDG ON RWY 26, ACFT WAS SLOWED TO A STOP WITH LIGHT BRAKING. L MAINMOUNT (TIRE) BLEW. ACFT WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN. ACFT PULLED WITH TOWBAR OFF RWY ON TXWY CLR OF FOUL AREA. AN UNEVENTFUL TIRE CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. I BELIEVE THAT THE L TIRE MAY HAVE HAD A PRIOR FLAT SPOT FROM A PREVIOUS FLT THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW ON MY LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FLAT SPOT WAS HIDDEN UNDER TIRE SKIRT (AERODYNAMIC TIRE COVER) OR ON THE PORTION NOT VISIBLE. SUGGEST FULLY PUSHING ACFT FORWARD AND AFT (ON PREFLT) WITH HELP OF OTHER CREW MEMBER TO VISUALLY INSPECT ENTIRE TIRE SURFACES.

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.