Deflated nose wheel tire leaves small aircraft stranded on runway at mht.

Attributes
ACN	160911
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 420 flight time type : 415
ASRS Report	160919
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon landing at mht the nose wheel tire went flat, and I was unable to clear the active runway. The control tower was in operation, and the tower controller closed the runway and called for assistance to tow the aircraft off the runway. Several days later I was advised by another pilot that I should have declared an emergency, since I could not clear the active runway. However, at the time it didn't seem like an emergency because the tower controller was able to divert traffic to another runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEFLATED NOSE WHEEL TIRE LEAVES SMA STRANDED ON RWY AT MHT.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT MHT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WENT FLAT, AND I WAS UNABLE TO CLR THE ACTIVE RWY. THE CTL TWR WAS IN OPERATION, AND THE TWR CTLR CLOSED THE RWY AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE ACFT OFF THE RWY. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER PLT THAT I SHOULD HAVE DECLARED AN EMER, SINCE I COULD NOT CLR THE ACTIVE RWY. HOWEVER, AT THE TIME IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE AN EMER BECAUSE THE TWR CTLR WAS ABLE TO DIVERT TFC TO ANOTHER RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.