C182 blows nose gear tire during hard landing at gls.

Attributes
ACN	431548
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gls.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	431548
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I departed from sgr airport en route to gls airport. I was piloting a cessna 182. It was an uneventful flight to gls. As I approached the gls airport, approximately 5 mi northwest of the airport, I started my descent to land, directly straight ahead on runway 13. I was continuously announcing my position to gls traffic. On final, I noticed my speed was above the normal landing speed. I then went to 30% flaps and pulled back the throttle to slow the aircraft. As I had the nose down, lined up to the numbers, I allowed the nose of the plane to descend too low, front tire exploding on impact. I then tried to keep the front wheel assembly off the pavement to the best of my ability until the plane came to a stop with the engine running. Most if not all the damage occurred on impact, tire exploding, allowing nose to descend and propellers hitting the pavement. I then called the gls maintenance crew to tow the aircraft off runway 13 to a terminal spot where I tied it down. The incident was caused by excessive speed in the landing confign. To correct this situation from ever happening again is to slow the aircraft down to the speed indicated in the poh, before attempting landing. If that cannot be done in sufficient time, then a go around should be implemented as soon as possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 BLOWS NOSE GEAR TIRE DURING HARD LNDG AT GLS.

Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM SGR ARPT ENRTE TO GLS ARPT. I WAS PILOTING A CESSNA 182. IT WAS AN UNEVENTFUL FLT TO GLS. AS I APCHED THE GLS ARPT, APPROX 5 MI NW OF THE ARPT, I STARTED MY DSCNT TO LAND, DIRECTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD ON RWY 13. I WAS CONTINUOUSLY ANNOUNCING MY POS TO GLS TFC. ON FINAL, I NOTICED MY SPD WAS ABOVE THE NORMAL LNDG SPD. I THEN WENT TO 30% FLAPS AND PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE TO SLOW THE ACFT. AS I HAD THE NOSE DOWN, LINED UP TO THE NUMBERS, I ALLOWED THE NOSE OF THE PLANE TO DSND TOO LOW, FRONT TIRE EXPLODING ON IMPACT. I THEN TRIED TO KEEP THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY OFF THE PAVEMENT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY UNTIL THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE ENG RUNNING. MOST IF NOT ALL THE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON IMPACT, TIRE EXPLODING, ALLOWING NOSE TO DSND AND PROPS HITTING THE PAVEMENT. I THEN CALLED THE GLS MAINT CREW TO TOW THE ACFT OFF RWY 13 TO A TERMINAL SPOT WHERE I TIED IT DOWN. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SPD IN THE LNDG CONFIGN. TO CORRECT THIS SIT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN IS TO SLOW THE ACFT DOWN TO THE SPD INDICATED IN THE POH, BEFORE ATTEMPTING LNDG. IF THAT CANNOT BE DONE IN SUFFICIENT TIME, THEN A GAR SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ASAP.

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.