<< >> NASA ASRS Report 863726, December 2009

A C421's right main tire blew on landing causing a loss of aircraft control. The aircraft departed the runway; the gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.

Attributes
ACN	863726
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 800 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Upon landing the aircraft; I believe the right main tire blew out which caused the yaw to the right. Then the aircraft hit a ditch which caused a right prop strike and landing gear to collapse. I don't believe the aircraft sustained any wing spar or structural damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C421's right main tire blew on landing causing a loss of aircraft control. The aircraft departed the runway; the gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.

Narrative: Upon landing the aircraft; I believe the right main tire blew out which caused the yaw to the right. Then the aircraft hit a ditch which caused a right prop strike and landing gear to collapse. I don't believe the aircraft sustained any wing spar or structural damage.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.