Narrative:

Departed ojc and went 10 mi south to practice area. Worked with the passenger in some turns and level flight. After approximately 40-45 mins I got current ATIS, contacted the tower and proceeded direct ojc. I was given left traffic for runway 17. On final I asked for a wind check. Winds were almost straight down the runway and at 6 to 7 KTS. I proceeded to land. Upon touching down the taildragger veered to the right. It was not responding to control inputs. I made the decision to execute a go around. I discussed the possible reasons for such a veer with my passenger. On final to runway 17 I again asked for a wind check. The winds were about the same, light and almost straight down the runway. Again as I touched down the aircraft veered to the right. Again it was not responding to the control inputs. I again applied power to execute a go around. The aircraft would not roll. The airflow over the tail brought it up and the propeller struck the asphalt runway. The force threw the nose of the aircraft into the air and it bounced onto the gear very hard. I added enough power to get it off the runway completely. I closed the throttle and secured the aircraft. I then exited the aircraft to insure there was no fire. I then checked on my passenger. The tower contacted the FBO for assistance. Upon looking at the aircraft, the right main was flat and the propeller was damaged. The tire and wheel was removed for inspection. It was determined the inner tube had failed probably due to improper installation. The aircraft was a tail wheel aircraft with wheel covers (pants) on the mains. It was impossible to determine the tire failure from the cockpit. Due to the inner tube failing I was unable to control the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT HAS DIFFICULTY CTLING TAILDRAGGER ON LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED OJC AND WENT 10 MI S TO PRACTICE AREA. WORKED WITH THE PAX IN SOME TURNS AND LEVEL FLT. AFTER APPROX 40-45 MINS I GOT CURRENT ATIS, CONTACTED THE TWR AND PROCEEDED DIRECT OJC. I WAS GIVEN L TFC FOR RWY 17. ON FINAL I ASKED FOR A WIND CHK. WINDS WERE ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY AND AT 6 TO 7 KTS. I PROCEEDED TO LAND. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE TAILDRAGGER VEERED TO THE R. IT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO CTL INPUTS. I MADE THE DECISION TO EXECUTE A GAR. I DISCUSSED THE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR SUCH A VEER WITH MY PAX. ON FINAL TO RWY 17 I AGAIN ASKED FOR A WIND CHK. THE WINDS WERE ABOUT THE SAME, LIGHT AND ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY. AGAIN AS I TOUCHED DOWN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE R. AGAIN IT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE CTL INPUTS. I AGAIN APPLIED PWR TO EXECUTE A GAR. THE ACFT WOULD NOT ROLL. THE AIRFLOW OVER THE TAIL BROUGHT IT UP AND THE PROP STRUCK THE ASPHALT RWY. THE FORCE THREW THE NOSE OF THE ACFT INTO THE AIR AND IT BOUNCED ONTO THE GEAR VERY HARD. I ADDED ENOUGH PWR TO GET IT OFF THE RWY COMPLETELY. I CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND SECURED THE ACFT. I THEN EXITED THE ACFT TO INSURE THERE WAS NO FIRE. I THEN CHKED ON MY PAX. THE TWR CONTACTED THE FBO FOR ASSISTANCE. UPON LOOKING AT THE ACFT, THE R MAIN WAS FLAT AND THE PROP WAS DAMAGED. THE TIRE AND WHEEL WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THE INNER TUBE HAD FAILED PROBABLY DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION. THE ACFT WAS A TAIL WHEEL ACFT WITH WHEEL COVERS (PANTS) ON THE MAINS. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE TIRE FAILURE FROM THE COCKPIT. DUE TO THE INNER TUBE FAILING I WAS UNABLE TO CTL THE ACFT.

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.