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An experimental aircraft pilot, upon landing at lvk, experienced a flat tire, causing loss of control and departure from the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558244 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lvk.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 280 |
| ASRS Report | 558244 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On flight from tvl (south lake tahoe) to lvk (livermore, ca), following across sacramento/stockton. Obtained ATIS and switched to lvk tower. Given instructions to make straight-in to runway 25L. Reported 4 mi final, cleared to land runway 25L/roll to end. Landing was smooth, then aircraft began pulling to right. Suspected flat tire and made an effort to be gentle in corrections. Aircraft departed runway on right side of pavement approximately 1000 ft from approach end at slow speed. Came to rest in grassy area. No damage noted to aircraft, wheel, tire (except flat) or runway. No lights were hit. With help from airport personnel, aircraft moved to ramp area for repairs to tire. Inspection of tube revealed it had developed small leak inside wall of tube. Had not noticed any leakage during preflight and tire has not had any problems. Tube replaced and flown home without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PLT, UPON LNDG AT LVK, EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE, CAUSING LOSS OF CTL AND DEP FROM THE RWY.
Narrative: ON FLT FROM TVL (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE) TO LVK (LIVERMORE, CA), FOLLOWING ACROSS SACRAMENTO/STOCKTON. OBTAINED ATIS AND SWITCHED TO LVK TWR. GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 25L. RPTED 4 MI FINAL, CLRED TO LAND RWY 25L/ROLL TO END. LNDG WAS SMOOTH, THEN ACFT BEGAN PULLING TO R. SUSPECTED FLAT TIRE AND MADE AN EFFORT TO BE GENTLE IN CORRECTIONS. ACFT DEPARTED RWY ON R SIDE OF PAVEMENT APPROX 1000 FT FROM APCH END AT SLOW SPD. CAME TO REST IN GRASSY AREA. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO ACFT, WHEEL, TIRE (EXCEPT FLAT) OR RWY. NO LIGHTS WERE HIT. WITH HELP FROM ARPT PERSONNEL, ACFT MOVED TO RAMP AREA FOR REPAIRS TO TIRE. INSPECTION OF TUBE REVEALED IT HAD DEVELOPED SMALL LEAK INSIDE WALL OF TUBE. HAD NOT NOTICED ANY LEAKAGE DURING PREFLT AND TIRE HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBS. TUBE REPLACED AND FLOWN HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.