Pilot of a beech baron, BE58, blew a main gear tire during landing due to a gusty downwind condition...

Attributes
ACN	397659
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jbr
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1260 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	397659
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a flight from mem to ixd, ATC advised of a convective SIGMET, and specifically mentioned our call sign. The warning was for baseball sized hail and tornadoes. We decided to divert to jbr. Center advised winds were favoring runway 5 and proceeded to clear us for the visual approach to runway 5. On descent we lost communication with controller and continued in for a landing on runway 5. Winds were in fact blowing the opposite direction at 20-30 KTS. On landing we applied maximum braking and due to combined crosswind, pressure from braking, and poor runway condition, our left main tire blew out. Through the use of differential power and maximum braking on right main we were able to maintain the aircraft under control and come to a stop on the runway. We proceeded to call jbr flight service of the situation and remove the aircraft from the runway within 30 mins. Note: prior to departure at mem I called jackson FSS and was advised WX was improving and would have no problem completing the flight. A line of storms developed within 45 mins of that call. Note: although the controller advised us to land on the wrong runway, his help was greatly appreciated in avoiding the dangerous WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH BARON, BE58, BLEW A MAIN GEAR TIRE DURING LNDG DUE TO A GUSTY DOWNWIND CONDITION CAUSING THE USE OF HVY BRAKING ACTION. RPTR WAS DIVERTING TO LAND DUE TO UNFORECASTED TSTMS WX IN THE DEST ARPT AREA.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM MEM TO IXD, ATC ADVISED OF A CONVECTIVE SIGMET, AND SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED OUR CALL SIGN. THE WARNING WAS FOR BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES. WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO JBR. CTR ADVISED WINDS WERE FAVORING RWY 5 AND PROCEEDED TO CLR US FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 5. ON DSCNT WE LOST COM WITH CTLR AND CONTINUED IN FOR A LNDG ON RWY 5. WINDS WERE IN FACT BLOWING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT 20-30 KTS. ON LNDG WE APPLIED MAX BRAKING AND DUE TO COMBINED XWIND, PRESSURE FROM BRAKING, AND POOR RWY CONDITION, OUR L MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT. THROUGH THE USE OF DIFFERENTIAL PWR AND MAX BRAKING ON R MAIN WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE ACFT UNDER CTL AND COME TO A STOP ON THE RWY. WE PROCEEDED TO CALL JBR FLT SVC OF THE SIT AND REMOVE THE ACFT FROM THE RWY WITHIN 30 MINS. NOTE: PRIOR TO DEP AT MEM I CALLED JACKSON FSS AND WAS ADVISED WX WAS IMPROVING AND WOULD HAVE NO PROB COMPLETING THE FLT. A LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPED WITHIN 45 MINS OF THAT CALL. NOTE: ALTHOUGH THE CTLR ADVISED US TO LAND ON THE WRONG RWY, HIS HELP WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED IN AVOIDING THE DANGEROUS WX.

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.

Pilot of a beech baron, BE58, blew a main gear tire during landing due to a gusty downwind condition causing the use of heavy braking action. Reporter was diverting to land due to unforecasted thunderstorms WX in the destination airport area.