While landing in a crosswind the downwind tire of a pc-12 failed and the aircraft exited the runway ...

Attributes
ACN	1092897
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Landing
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

Landed at the airport on runway xx. Winds were reported 090/18 KTS. I judged the crosswind to be in aircraft limits with 30 degrees of flaps. The left main tire blew out upon landing and the aircraft departed the runway to the left. It is my impression that no excessive side loads were imposed on the landing gear. The blow out appeared to happen immediately after touchdown.I will be more cautious landing with any crosswind in the pilatus.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While landing in a crosswind the downwind tire of a PC-12 failed and the aircraft exited the runway to the left.

Narrative: Landed at the airport on Runway XX. Winds were reported 090/18 KTS. I judged the crosswind to be in aircraft limits with 30 degrees of flaps. The left main tire blew out upon landing and the aircraft departed the runway to the left. It is my impression that no excessive side loads were imposed on the landing gear. The blow out appeared to happen immediately after touchdown.I will be more cautious landing with any crosswind in the Pilatus.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

While landing in a crosswind the downwind tire of a pc-12 failed and the aircraft exited the runway to the left.