The nose gear tire of a piper cherokee PA28, during a training flight, blows out on landing leaving the aircraft stranded until a tug can tow it off the only runway of the airport.

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Attributes
ACN	420787
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lzu airport : lzu
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 1230 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	420787
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After performing a touch-and-go at covington, GA (9a1), I noticed a shimmy in the nosewheel just prior to rotation for takeoff. At the time I did not think that the problem was anything more than a shimmy. No apparent sideload was put on the wheels during any part of the touch-and-go. However, it should be noted that both I and the student noticed that the nosewheel tire was low on air pressure during the preflight inspection. Upon landing for a full stop at lawrenceville (lzu), when the nosewheel lowered to the runway, the airplane started vibrating and it decelerated faster than normal. I determined that we had a flat tire and tried to taxi the airplane off the side of the runway into the grass so that the runway (the only one at the airport) could remain open. The tower controller, however, closed the runway for approximately 10 mins until a tug could move our plane out of the way. The tire had apparently blown at 9a1 during the touch-and-go.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE NOSE GEAR TIRE OF A PIPER CHEROKEE PA28, DURING A TRAINING FLT, BLOWS OUT ON LNDG LEAVING THE ACFT STRANDED UNTIL A TUG CAN TOW IT OFF THE ONLY RWY OF THE ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO AT COVINGTON, GA (9A1), I NOTICED A SHIMMY IN THE NOSEWHEEL JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION FOR TKOF. AT THE TIME I DID NOT THINK THAT THE PROB WAS ANYTHING MORE THAN A SHIMMY. NO APPARENT SIDELOAD WAS PUT ON THE WHEELS DURING ANY PART OF THE TOUCH-AND-GO. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT BOTH I AND THE STUDENT NOTICED THAT THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR PRESSURE DURING THE PREFLT INSPECTION. UPON LNDG FOR A FULL STOP AT LAWRENCEVILLE (LZU), WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL LOWERED TO THE RWY, THE AIRPLANE STARTED VIBRATING AND IT DECELERATED FASTER THAN NORMAL. I DETERMINED THAT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND TRIED TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS SO THAT THE RWY (THE ONLY ONE AT THE ARPT) COULD REMAIN OPEN. THE TWR CTLR, HOWEVER, CLOSED THE RWY FOR APPROX 10 MINS UNTIL A TUG COULD MOVE OUR PLANE OUT OF THE WAY. THE TIRE HAD APPARENTLY BLOWN AT 9A1 DURING THE TOUCH-AND-GO.

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.