C172 pilot reported a loss of control on takeoff roll due to a failed main landing gear tire.

Attributes
ACN	1494114
Time
Date	201711
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
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	Takeoff
Route In Use	Other traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 50 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

I received clearance from tower to takeoff from runway xx. While accelerating to vr the left main tire blew around 50 knots. After the tire blew the aircraft yawed to the left; I tried to correct with right rudder and power idle to maintain center line. The aircraft continued to yaw towards the left uncontrollably; the aircraft struck a runway sign before I was able to regain control and exit on runway yy. After the incident the aircraft was towed back to maintenance to assess for damage. I was able to walk away unharmed however the airplane suffered some structural and cosmetic damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot reported a loss of control on takeoff roll due to a failed main landing gear tire.

Narrative: I received clearance from tower to takeoff from Runway XX. While accelerating to VR the left main tire blew around 50 knots. After the tire blew the aircraft yawed to the left; I tried to correct with right rudder and power idle to maintain center line. The aircraft continued to yaw towards the left uncontrollably; the aircraft struck a runway sign before I was able to regain control and exit on Runway YY. After the incident the aircraft was towed back to maintenance to assess for damage. I was able to walk away unharmed however the airplane suffered some structural and cosmetic damage.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.