A landing stearman gndloops at bfi when 1 wheel brake locks up, blowing the tire.

Attributes
ACN	430470
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfi.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 740 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	430470
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon landing, brake on left side locked up and gndlooped aircraft. Tire blew off rim. Closed runway for about 1 hour. No damage to runway or field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LNDG STEARMAN GNDLOOPS AT BFI WHEN 1 WHEEL BRAKE LOCKS UP, BLOWING THE TIRE.

Narrative: UPON LNDG, BRAKE ON L SIDE LOCKED UP AND GNDLOOPED ACFT. TIRE BLEW OFF RIM. CLOSED RWY FOR ABOUT 1 HR. NO DAMAGE TO RWY OR FIELD.

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.