An light transport crew blew a tire at night in a crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	222175
Time
Date	199209
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : alb tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	222175
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On a normal approach to runway 28 at alb, we experienced some light to moderate turbulence due to cold front passage and gusty conditions. Tower gave us progressive wind information at least 3 times. Winds reported 300 degrees 17 gusting 28. The captain was flying and touched down on the right (upwind) tire first. It was smooth. When the left tire touched down, the crew heard a loud bang. The aircraft started tilting to the left as airspeed slowed and came to a stop just left of the centerline at the intersection of 10/28 and 1/19. I am unable to determine the cause of the blown/flat tire at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT CREW BLEW A TIRE AT NIGHT IN A XWIND.

Narrative: ON A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 28 AT ALB, WE EXPERIENCED SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB DUE TO COLD FRONT PASSAGE AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. TWR GAVE US PROGRESSIVE WIND INFO AT LEAST 3 TIMES. WINDS RPTED 300 DEGS 17 GUSTING 28. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE R (UPWIND) TIRE FIRST. IT WAS SMOOTH. WHEN THE L TIRE TOUCHED DOWN, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ACFT STARTED TILTING TO THE L AS AIRSPD SLOWED AND CAME TO A STOP JUST L OF THE CTRLINE AT THE INTXN OF 10/28 AND 1/19. I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWN/FLAT TIRE AT THIS TIME.

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.