Aircraft blows all main gear tires upon landing and goes 200 ft off end of runway.

Attributes
ACN	303840
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 147 flight time total : 7019 flight time type : 3365
ASRS Report	303840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While receiving clearance for an ILS runway 04R the field became visual to the captain he called the field in sight and we were cleared for a visual approach. The captain instructed me to push it over and I saw the runway -- we were high and I called for gear and flaps in the proper sequence while capturing the glide path the GPWS went off several times. The warning went off (silenced) and following the landing spoiler and reversers were normal. Shortly after the aircraft settled to the right as a loud noise was heard, maximum braking and reverse was applied as it appeared that the aircraft was not decelerating. We went off the end of the runway -- all 8 tires had blown off. There were no injuries to passenger. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he was the PF making a turn in to runway 4R at ord. He was flying a dc-8-73. The aircraft was high, so the captain encouraged the reporter to bring 'the aircraft right on down.' as they passed through 2000-1000 ft AGL, the GPWS started to sound due to the steep descent. The touchdown was smooth, but beyond the touchdown zone. How much farther down the runway the reporter was not certain. Upon brake application, all 8 main gear tires blew out. There were 4000 ft of skid marks after the tires blew. They continued skidding until they went off the runway about 200 ft. Ground was soft so the nose gear sank and the right main gear sunk up to the axle. All 4 engines had to be changed because full reversal thrust was applied, rubber from the blown tires was ingested into each engine causing the damage. The ground spoilers deployed promptly upon touchdown. The cockpit voice recorder was inoperative, so, no flight crew comments were heard during the deceleration rollout. Captain received from the company, 30 day suspension and fly as first officer for 1 yr. First officer received from company 2 week suspension. So received from company 10 day suspension.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT BLOWS ALL MAIN GEAR TIRES UPON LNDG AND GOES 200 FT OFF END OF RWY.

Narrative: WHILE RECEIVING CLRNC FOR AN ILS RWY 04R THE FIELD BECAME VISUAL TO THE CAPT HE CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. THE CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO PUSH IT OVER AND I SAW THE RWY -- WE WERE HIGH AND I CALLED FOR GEAR AND FLAPS IN THE PROPER SEQUENCE WHILE CAPTURING THE GLIDE PATH THE GPWS WENT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE WARNING WENT OFF (SILENCED) AND FOLLOWING THE LNDG SPOILER AND REVERSERS WERE NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE R AS A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, MAX BRAKING AND REVERSE WAS APPLIED AS IT APPEARED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT DECELERATING. WE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY -- ALL 8 TIRES HAD BLOWN OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE WAS THE PF MAKING A TURN IN TO RWY 4R AT ORD. HE WAS FLYING A DC-8-73. THE ACFT WAS HIGH, SO THE CAPT ENCOURAGED THE RPTR TO BRING 'THE ACFT RIGHT ON DOWN.' AS THEY PASSED THROUGH 2000-1000 FT AGL, THE GPWS STARTED TO SOUND DUE TO THE STEEP DSCNT. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH, BUT BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. HOW MUCH FARTHER DOWN THE RWY THE RPTR WAS NOT CERTAIN. UPON BRAKE APPLICATION, ALL 8 MAIN GEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THERE WERE 4000 FT OF SKID MARKS AFTER THE TIRES BLEW. THEY CONTINUED SKIDDING UNTIL THEY WENT OFF THE RWY ABOUT 200 FT. GND WAS SOFT SO THE NOSE GEAR SANK AND THE R MAIN GEAR SUNK UP TO THE AXLE. ALL 4 ENGS HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE FULL REVERSAL THRUST WAS APPLIED, RUBBER FROM THE BLOWN TIRES WAS INGESTED INTO EACH ENG CAUSING THE DAMAGE. THE GND SPOILERS DEPLOYED PROMPTLY UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER WAS INOP, SO, NO FLC COMMENTS WERE HEARD DURING THE DECELERATION ROLLOUT. CAPT RECEIVED FROM THE COMPANY, 30 DAY SUSPENSION AND FLY AS FO FOR 1 YR. FO RECEIVED FROM COMPANY 2 WK SUSPENSION. SO RECEIVED FROM COMPANY 10 DAY SUSPENSION.

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.