Narrative:

Ppg-sydney leg (landing at sydney airport) between 1000 ft and 500 ft captain called out 1000 ft rate of descent. First officer landing. Flight engineer called out 100 ft, 50 ft, 30 ft, 20 ft, 10 ft. First officer did not stop rate of descent. Very firm landing. Did not put reversers until 100 KTS and only upon prodding from flight engineer. Automatic brake set at minimum. Automatic brake light did not come on. Put to off by captain prior to leaving runway. While taxiing in, informed by tower that smoke coming from right body gear. Stopped at taxiway. Firemen called. Tried to see out of r- hand exit door. Unable to see anything. Shut down #2 and #3 engine so firemen could approach wheel. Went down through east&east compartment and dropped ladder. Saw firemen approach each tire assembly from rear of aircraft. Saw right rear tire of right body gear blown. Smoke stopped at this time. Went back to cockpit and were given clearance to taxi. Told captain we should make entry in logbook to do heavy landing inspection. Was told by captain not to do so. Forgot to finish log and captain did it for me. Postflt found #12 tire blown. #4 canoe damage and inboard flaps damaged (left side). Rod embedded in #3 canoe. 2 rods damaged.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR WASN'T ALLOWED BY CAPT TO WRITE UP THE ACFT FOR A HARD LNDG INSPECTION AFTER A TIRE WAS BLOWN AND SMOKE FROM THE LNDG GEAR PROMPTED FIREMEN TO BE CALLED AND OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE EXISTED ON THE ACFT.

Narrative: PPG-SYDNEY LEG (LNDG AT SYDNEY ARPT) BTWN 1000 FT AND 500 FT CAPT CALLED OUT 1000 FT RATE OF DSCNT. FO LNDG. FE CALLED OUT 100 FT, 50 FT, 30 FT, 20 FT, 10 FT. FO DID NOT STOP RATE OF DSCNT. VERY FIRM LNDG. DID NOT PUT REVERSERS UNTIL 100 KTS AND ONLY UPON PRODDING FROM FE. AUTO BRAKE SET AT MINIMUM. AUTO BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. PUT TO OFF BY CAPT PRIOR TO LEAVING RWY. WHILE TAXIING IN, INFORMED BY TWR THAT SMOKE COMING FROM R BODY GEAR. STOPPED AT TXWY. FIREMEN CALLED. TRIED TO SEE OUT OF R- HAND EXIT DOOR. UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. SHUT DOWN #2 AND #3 ENG SO FIREMEN COULD APCH WHEEL. WENT DOWN THROUGH E&E COMPARTMENT AND DROPPED LADDER. SAW FIREMEN APCH EACH TIRE ASSEMBLY FROM REAR OF ACFT. SAW R REAR TIRE OF R BODY GEAR BLOWN. SMOKE STOPPED AT THIS TIME. WENT BACK TO COCKPIT AND WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI. TOLD CAPT WE SHOULD MAKE ENTRY IN LOGBOOK TO DO HVY LNDG INSPECTION. WAS TOLD BY CAPT NOT TO DO SO. FORGOT TO FINISH LOG AND CAPT DID IT FOR ME. POSTFLT FOUND #12 TIRE BLOWN. #4 CANOE DAMAGE AND INBOARD FLAPS DAMAGED (L SIDE). ROD EMBEDDED IN #3 CANOE. 2 RODS DAMAGED.

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.