Flight instructor reported a flat tire during landing rollout while night landing practice; causing ...

Attributes
ACN	1697730
Time
Date	201910
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	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 66 Flight Crew Total 630 Flight Crew Type 480
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Runway
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1000 Vertical 1000

Narrative:

Night landing practice; flat tire on runway disabled aircraft. While attempting to phone the local FBO (fixed base operator); ATC (air traffic control) and the flight school; another aircraft was spotted on final for same runway. Our aircraft beacon and nav lights were on; but not visible against the runway lights. We turned on all our lights and made a radio call to inform the other pilot of the situation; they went around. The FBO on field had closed for the night and this was a situation not in any syllabus. Ultimately; local law enforcement came out and used their vehicles and lights to make it plain the runway was currently closed. The ATC TRACON that provides services to the airport was also eventually contacted (by the other pilot) to communicate the situation. Once enough manpower was available; the aircraft was repositioned well to the side of the runway; in the grass; and the runway was reopened. A NOTAM (notice to airmen) was published warning of the disabled aircraft since it was still in the runway safety area.the main takeaway from this incident is that when airport services are not available and ATC (air traffic control) cannot be reached.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight instructor reported a flat tire during landing rollout while night landing practice; causing other aircraft to go-around.

Narrative: Night landing practice; flat tire on runway disabled aircraft. While attempting to phone the local FBO (Fixed Base Operator); ATC (Air Traffic Control) and the flight school; another aircraft was spotted on final for same runway. Our aircraft beacon and nav lights were on; but not visible against the runway lights. We turned on all our lights and made a radio call to inform the other pilot of the situation; they went around. The FBO on field had closed for the night and this was a situation not in any syllabus. Ultimately; local law enforcement came out and used their vehicles and lights to make it plain the runway was currently closed. The ATC TRACON that provides services to the airport was also eventually contacted (by the other pilot) to communicate the situation. Once enough manpower was available; the aircraft was repositioned well to the side of the runway; in the grass; and the runway was reopened. A NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) was published warning of the disabled aircraft since it was still in the runway safety area.The main takeaway from this incident is that when airport services are not available and ATC (Air Traffic Control) cannot be reached.

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.