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Upon touchdown the left tire came off the wheel of a C-172. The pilot managed to maintain control and was towed from the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 947209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15.8 Flight Crew Total 159.8 Flight Crew Type 143.4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
The tower cleared me to land on runway 11. With a crosswind from 080 at the time; I landed slightly wing low and on the left main wheel. Immediately; the tire rolled off the rim and I maintained control of the aircraft as it veered toward the left of the runway. I recall thinking about what was wrong; looking out the left window; and asking my passenger to look out the right. I applied substantial right rudder while also turning the yoke to the right to maybe get some lift out of the left wing. I was towed from the runway to the ramp where I changed the flat tire and tube for one of my spares. I then flew the aircraft back to my home base.after examination of the tire and tube; I found a 5/16 inch radial crack/split on the cross section of the tube. From the size of the crack I believe the tire went flat during the 15 minute flight between airports. My reasoning is that the size of the crack/split would not be adequate to vent the internal tube volume in the time between touchdown and the seconds it took for the tire to roll off the rim to the flat position. No damage to the aircraft or wheel/rim assembly took place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Upon touchdown the left tire came off the wheel of a C-172. The pilot managed to maintain control and was towed from the runway.
Narrative: The Tower cleared me to land on Runway 11. With a crosswind from 080 at the time; I landed slightly wing low and on the left main wheel. Immediately; the tire rolled off the rim and I maintained control of the aircraft as it veered toward the left of the runway. I recall thinking about what was wrong; looking out the left window; and asking my passenger to look out the right. I applied substantial right rudder while also turning the yoke to the right to maybe get some lift out of the left wing. I was towed from the runway to the ramp where I changed the flat tire and tube for one of my spares. I then flew the aircraft back to my home base.After examination of the tire and tube; I found a 5/16 inch radial crack/split on the cross section of the tube. From the size of the crack I believe the tire went flat during the 15 minute flight between airports. My reasoning is that the size of the crack/split would not be adequate to vent the internal tube volume in the time between touchdown and the seconds it took for the tire to roll off the rim to the flat position. No damage to the aircraft or wheel/rim assembly took place.
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.