Homebuilt aircraft blows a tire on landing.

Attributes
ACN	257362
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bvi
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 61 flight time total : 1714 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	257362
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On landing runway 28 at bvi, it appeared pilot's approach speed was too fast. Having never flown a homebuilt, experimental aircraft, I can only say it appeared to be too fast due to my experience in flying other airplanes. Pilot landed long and fast. Airplane blew tire on rollout and came to a stop on the runway. I feel a crosswind, gusty winds and downhill runway helped to contribute to the blown tire. The pilot also appeared to be inexperienced in the airplane under those conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOMEBUILT ACFT BLOWS A TIRE ON LNDG.

Narrative: ON LNDG RWY 28 AT BVI, IT APPEARED PLT'S APCH SPD WAS TOO FAST. HAVING NEVER FLOWN A HOMEBUILT, EXPERIMENTAL ACFT, I CAN ONLY SAY IT APPEARED TO BE TOO FAST DUE TO MY EXPERIENCE IN FLYING OTHER AIRPLANES. PLT LANDED LONG AND FAST. AIRPLANE BLEW TIRE ON ROLLOUT AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY. I FEEL A XWIND, GUSTY WINDS AND DOWNHILL RWY HELPED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BLOWN TIRE. THE PLT ALSO APPEARED TO BE INEXPERIENCED IN THE AIRPLANE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS.

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.