Aircraft equipment problem.

Attributes
ACN	276366
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 94 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	276366
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared to land runway 6L at bkl. At approximately 600 ft AGL was instructed to execute 360 degree left turn. Halfway through the turn, was instructed to fly extended downwind for runway 6L. Again cleared to land. At roundout, remained in ground affect and gear touched runway surface twice. Applied slight amount of power and touched down. Once nose gear on runway, noticed vibration of aircraft front gear. Taxied on taxiway D and notified tower. Requested permission to shut down and inspect. Inspection revealed flat front tire. Tower sent tractor to tow aircraft back to flight school. Tire inner tube replaced by flight school.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND RWY 6L AT BKL. AT APPROX 600 FT AGL WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXECUTE 360 DEG L TURN. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN, WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 6L. AGAIN CLRED TO LAND. AT ROUNDOUT, REMAINED IN GND AFFECT AND GEAR TOUCHED RWY SURFACE TWICE. APPLIED SLIGHT AMOUNT OF PWR AND TOUCHED DOWN. ONCE NOSE GEAR ON RWY, NOTICED VIBRATION OF ACFT FRONT GEAR. TAXIED ON TXWY D AND NOTIFIED TWR. REQUESTED PERMISSION TO SHUT DOWN AND INSPECT. INSPECTION REVEALED FLAT FRONT TIRE. TWR SENT TRACTOR TO TOW ACFT BACK TO FLT SCHOOL. TIRE INNER TUBE REPLACED BY FLT SCHOOL.

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.