A C33 pilot reports a right tire failure on landing resulting in difficulty steering.

Attributes
ACN	709106
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	709106
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal landing runway 17R air traffic area; on speed normal braking. At left turnoff; aircraft did not want to make a left turn. Exited runway with a right 270 degree turn. Initially believed problem with steering system. At examination; noticed right tire off rim. Left tire normal. Right tire damage appeared to be due to exiting runway with tire off rim. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that a portion of his written report was incorrect and that the end of the first sentence should have read '...did not want to make a left turn.' reporter believes that because of the tire's generally good condition; the tire/bead seal failed allowing the tire to deflate. The deflated tire created great resistance on the right side and so determined its direction of travel. The aircraft was not completely clear of the runway and so closed that runway for about 1 hour. This aircraft has been meticulously maintained although it is an older aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C33 PLT RPTS A R TIRE FAILURE ON LNDG RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY STEERING.

Narrative: NORMAL LNDG RWY 17R ATA; ON SPD NORMAL BRAKING. AT L TURNOFF; ACFT DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A L TURN. EXITED RWY WITH A R 270 DEG TURN. INITIALLY BELIEVED PROB WITH STEERING SYS. AT EXAMINATION; NOTICED R TIRE OFF RIM. L TIRE NORMAL. R TIRE DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE DUE TO EXITING RWY WITH TIRE OFF RIM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT A PORTION OF HIS WRITTEN RPT WAS INCORRECT AND THAT THE END OF THE FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD HAVE READ '...DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A L TURN.' RPTR BELIEVES THAT BECAUSE OF THE TIRE'S GENERALLY GOOD CONDITION; THE TIRE/BEAD SEAL FAILED ALLOWING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE DEFLATED TIRE CREATED GREAT RESISTANCE ON THE R SIDE AND SO DETERMINED ITS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE ACFT WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLR OF THE RWY AND SO CLOSED THAT RWY FOR ABOUT 1 HR. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED ALTHOUGH IT IS AN OLDER ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.