Narrative:

After a normal engine start; run-up; taxi and takeoff roll; I noticed smoke above the engine cowling forward of the windscreen and subsequently coming through the panel around the throttle; prop; and mixture controls. At this point; the aircraft was no more than 4-6 ft off the runway. I declared smoke in the cockpit to the other pilot flying with me and I proceeded to land the plane on the same runway. The pilot in the right seat immediately alerted the tower of the aborted take off and the presence of smoke in the cockpit. Upon landing and as the plane slowed; it began a left turn that could not be completely reversed by right rudder and right break. The airplane came to rest on the left shoulder of our runway midway between the taxiway and another runway intersection with our runway. At rest; the plane was facing an approximated heading of 095. Upon exiting the aircraft; we were able to get a good look at the assumed source of the smoke. The tire on the left main landing gear was no longer inflated and was half way off the rim. The tower dispatched emergency services which aided in lifting the aircraft with inflatable bags; getting a dolly placed under the left main gear; and escorting the tug back to the fob. Upon reaching the ramp; we debriefed with the emergency services staff. We were informed that it was not a reportable incident and didn't require contacting the FSDO as the plane never left the side of the runway. The emergency services staff did take my contact information and subsequently contacted me later in the day to ask how much fuel was onboard the aircraft at the time of the incident. I informed him that the plane had an estimated amount of 55 gallons of 100LL split evenly between the left and right wing tanks. He thanked me for my time and had no other questions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A M20K's left main tire failed; came off the rim at takeoff and caused smoke in the cockpit. After liftoff; at about 6 FT; the pilot landed on his takeoff runway.

Narrative: After a normal engine start; run-up; taxi and takeoff roll; I noticed smoke above the engine cowling forward of the windscreen and subsequently coming through the panel around the throttle; prop; and mixture controls. At this point; the aircraft was no more than 4-6 FT off the runway. I declared smoke in the cockpit to the other pilot flying with me and I proceeded to land the plane on the same runway. The pilot in the right seat immediately alerted the Tower of the aborted take off and the presence of smoke in the cockpit. Upon landing and as the plane slowed; it began a left turn that could not be completely reversed by right rudder and right break. The airplane came to rest on the left shoulder of our runway midway between the taxiway and another runway intersection with our runway. At rest; the plane was facing an approximated heading of 095. Upon exiting the aircraft; we were able to get a good look at the assumed source of the smoke. The tire on the left main landing gear was no longer inflated and was half way off the rim. The Tower dispatched emergency services which aided in lifting the aircraft with inflatable bags; getting a dolly placed under the left main gear; and escorting the tug back to the FOB. Upon reaching the ramp; we debriefed with the emergency services staff. We were informed that it was not a reportable incident and didn't require contacting the FSDO as the plane never left the side of the runway. The emergency services staff did take my contact information and subsequently contacted me later in the day to ask how much fuel was onboard the aircraft at the time of the incident. I informed him that the plane had an estimated amount of 55 gallons of 100LL split evenly between the left and right wing tanks. He thanked me for my time and had no other questions.

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.