Narrative:

We were coming in on a VFR day on for a normal approach and landing. I was flying and everything about the approach and touchdown was perfectly normal and on profile including descent rate; pitch attitude and target speeds. I noticed that after we touched down and started the rollout that something was wrong. The airplane started veering to the right and was hard to maintain direction control on the runway. I was putting in a large amount of left rudder and I told the captain that something was not right. At that point he took over and we started to come to a stop. The captain brought the airplane to a stop and informed tower that we would not be able to taxi clear of the runway. The tower notified aarf and I contacted the company and maintenance to let them know and get a tug to get towed off the runway. Aarf came and inspected the airplane and notified us that the right main tires appeared to have blown out. Nothing was on fire and there was no smoke. The company came out with a tug and at that point we got towed clear of the runway. We used the stairs to deplane and a shuttle brought the passenger and the flight attendant to the terminal. The captain and I stayed with the airplane while we were tugged the rest of the way to a nearby gate. The captain and I discussed it and we both agreed it was a total normal approach and landing. The maintenance workers who arrived on the scene suggested that the tires looked to be recapped and that could have contributed to the blowout.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SA34 FLT CREW SUFFERS BLOWN RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRES ON LANDING.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING IN ON A VFR DAY ON FOR A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. I WAS FLYING AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE APCH AND TOUCHDOWN WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL AND ON PROFILE INCLUDING DSCNT RATE; PITCH ATTITUDE AND TARGET SPDS. I NOTICED THAT AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED THE ROLLOUT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE R AND WAS HARD TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CTL ON THE RWY. I WAS PUTTING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF L RUDDER AND I TOLD THE CAPT THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. AT THAT POINT HE TOOK OVER AND WE STARTED TO COME TO A STOP. THE CAPT BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP AND INFORMED TWR THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAXI CLR OF THE RWY. THE TWR NOTIFIED AARF AND I CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND MAINT TO LET THEM KNOW AND GET A TUG TO GET TOWED OFF THE RWY. AARF CAME AND INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND NOTIFIED US THAT THE R MAIN TIRES APPEARED TO HAVE BLOWN OUT. NOTHING WAS ON FIRE AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE. THE COMPANY CAME OUT WITH A TUG AND AT THAT POINT WE GOT TOWED CLR OF THE RWY. WE USED THE STAIRS TO DEPLANE AND A SHUTTLE BROUGHT THE PAX AND THE FLT ATTENDANT TO THE TERMINAL. THE CAPT AND I STAYED WITH THE AIRPLANE WHILE WE WERE TUGGED THE REST OF THE WAY TO A NEARBY GATE. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED IT AND WE BOTH AGREED IT WAS A TOTAL NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. THE MAINT WORKERS WHO ARRIVED ON THE SCENE SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES LOOKED TO BE RECAPPED AND THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE BLOWOUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.