A C172 pilot blew a tire during a crosswind landing at bjc.

Attributes
ACN	588272
Time
Date	200307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bjc.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	588272
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Variable wind at the time, doing a crosswind landing. As soon as I was on the ground, the wind shifted causing plane to go sideways. I tried to correct and as I was doing this the tire popped. I felt it could not have been prevented.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT BLEW A TIRE DURING A XWIND LNDG AT BJC.

Narrative: VARIABLE WIND AT THE TIME, DOING A XWIND LNDG. AS SOON AS I WAS ON THE GND, THE WIND SHIFTED CAUSING PLANE TO GO SIDEWAYS. I TRIED TO CORRECT AND AS I WAS DOING THIS THE TIRE POPPED. I FELT IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

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.