An aviat husky right main tire failed on landing which resulted in a runway excursion; left float da...

Narrative:

After a normal landing on main landing gear and rolling out; upon de-rotating and touching down the nose wheels the plane lurched and pulled hard to the right. I applied full left rudder and left brake to correct and maintain control. The plane straightened but continued rolling out into the grass on the right side of runway. The grass was soft; sandy and damp. Braking and steering were compromised. I maintained a straight roll out but the plane would not turn left back toward the runway. A runway PAPI light was hit and knocked off its stand. The plane stopped and was taxied under its own power back to the runway and parking area; with a continuous hard pull to the right; for inspection. The husky was the only aircraft or vehicle involved. There was no damage to the aircraft. I was the only person involved. There were no injuries of any kind. The float and landing gear on the husky received some damage: the right front tire was flat and off its rim. There was damage to the front of the left float; a hole punctured in the bottom of the left float and a cracked forward bracing strut end. The damaged airport light was reported to the airport the next morning and a NOTAM was issued the same next day; regarding the light out of service. The plane is set to be inspected by a mechanic and insurance representatives before being moved or flown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Aviat Husky right main tire failed on landing which resulted in a runway excursion; left float damage; a cracked forward bracing strut and a damaged PAPI.

Narrative: After a normal landing on main landing gear and rolling out; upon de-rotating and touching down the nose wheels the plane lurched and pulled hard to the right. I applied full left rudder and left brake to correct and maintain control. The plane straightened but continued rolling out into the grass on the right side of runway. The grass was soft; sandy and damp. Braking and steering were compromised. I maintained a straight roll out but the plane would not turn left back toward the runway. A runway PAPI light was hit and knocked off its stand. The plane stopped and was taxied under its own power back to the runway and parking area; with a continuous hard pull to the right; for inspection. The Husky was the only aircraft or vehicle involved. There was no damage to the aircraft. I was the only person involved. There were no injuries of any kind. The float and landing gear on the Husky received some damage: The right front tire was flat and off its rim. There was damage to the front of the left float; a hole punctured in the bottom of the left float and a cracked forward bracing strut end. The damaged airport light was reported to the airport the next morning and a NOTAM was issued the same next day; regarding the light out of service. The plane is set to be inspected by a mechanic and insurance representatives before being moved or flown.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1107950
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A-1 Husky
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 Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 2940 Flight Crew Type 5
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Incursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object

An aviat husky right main tire failed on landing which resulted in a runway excursion; left float damage; a cracked forward bracing strut and a damaged PAPI.