On landing, small aircraft cpr pilot blows left main tire. Maintenance tow off runway required.

Attributes
ACN	499770
Time
Date	200101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dsm.airport
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	499770
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : repairman
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Landed on runway 23. Blew left main tire. Unable to exit runway until [helped] off runway by maintenance people. Runway 23 was only active runway. Delayed use approximately 24 mins with no problem. Directional control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON LNDG, SMA CPR PLT BLOWS L MAIN TIRE. MAINT TOW OFF RWY REQUIRED.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 23. BLEW L MAIN TIRE. UNABLE TO EXIT RWY UNTIL [HELPED] OFF RWY BY MAINT PEOPLE. RWY 23 WAS ONLY ACTIVE RWY. DELAYED USE APPROX 24 MINS WITH NO PROB. DIRECTIONAL CTL.

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.