Runway excursion as light transport loses one of a set of tires on left side.

Attributes
ACN	205459
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	205459
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were landing on 13R at austin muller. The runway was wet. The aircraft touched down approximately 800 ft from the threshold. Rollout seemed normal. During the last 1000 ft of rollout, the plane began to pull to the left. Speed was approximately 60 KTS. It was, in my opinion, too fast to engage nose wheel steering. The aircraft went off the left side between the landing lights. The momentum was still good enough to return to the pavement without getting stuck. During post-flight inspection it was revealed that the right outboard tire was flat. The tire was still intact and rim appeared ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AS LTT LOSES ONE OF A SET OF TIRES ON L SIDE.

Narrative: WE WERE LNDG ON 13R AT AUSTIN MULLER. THE RWY WAS WET. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 800 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. ROLLOUT SEEMED NORMAL. DURING THE LAST 1000 FT OF ROLLOUT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE L. SPD WAS APPROX 60 KTS. IT WAS, IN MY OPINION, TOO FAST TO ENGAGE NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE L SIDE BTWN THE LNDG LIGHTS. THE MOMENTUM WAS STILL GOOD ENOUGH TO RETURN TO THE PAVEMENT WITHOUT GETTING STUCK. DURING POST-FLT INSPECTION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE R OUTBOARD TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS STILL INTACT AND RIM APPEARED OK.

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.