A socata TB10's nose wheel tire deflated on landing and made taxiing so difficult that the pilot not...

Narrative:

VMC; wind and gusts significant but normal. Early in normal rollout from normal landing on the runway; nose wheel tire went flat while still at 40-50 KTS. Increasing vibration into pedals; turning into violent movements; as tire deflated made directional control increasingly difficult. Advised tower of intent to taxi to FBO (regularly used for maintenance on this aircraft) instead of previous intent to taxi to north ramp; where aircraft is kept. [We] rolled left on taxiway T; toward FBO instead of planned right turn. However; continuing rapid loss of air from nose wheel tire made it impossible to continue rolling past hold short line on taxiway D (near taxiway a intersection). Aircraft became immobile while barely clear of the runway edge; still well on runway side of hold short line by approximately 100 ft. Tower forced to change active runway due to blockage while FBO came out to tow aircraft clear. No attempt was made to power aircraft clear of location due to fear of further damage; i.e. Prop strike; and fear of inability to control steering based on increasingly violent pedal movements at that point. I have no suggestions as to what could have been done to avoid the incursion; since I do not believe it would have been possible to continue the rollout past the hold short line. Thanks to tower controller for rapid; appropriate; and considerate and helpful response to situation; especially by contacting FBO. Note: I was pilot flying; in left seat. Pilot not flying; in right seat; is owner of aircraft and much more experienced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Socata TB10's nose wheel tire deflated on landing and made taxiing so difficult that the pilot not could completely clear the runway and had to be towed to maintenance.

Narrative: VMC; wind and gusts significant but normal. Early in normal rollout from normal landing on the runway; nose wheel tire went flat while still at 40-50 KTS. Increasing vibration into pedals; turning into violent movements; as tire deflated made directional control increasingly difficult. Advised Tower of intent to taxi to FBO (regularly used for maintenance on this aircraft) instead of previous intent to taxi to north ramp; where aircraft is kept. [We] rolled left on Taxiway T; toward FBO instead of planned right turn. However; continuing rapid loss of air from nose wheel tire made it impossible to continue rolling past hold short line on Taxiway D (near Taxiway A intersection). Aircraft became immobile while barely clear of the runway edge; still well on runway side of hold short line by approximately 100 FT. Tower forced to change active runway due to blockage while FBO came out to tow aircraft clear. No attempt was made to power aircraft clear of location due to fear of further damage; i.e. prop strike; and fear of inability to control steering based on increasingly violent pedal movements at that point. I have no suggestions as to what could have been done to avoid the incursion; since I do not believe it would have been possible to continue the rollout past the hold short line. Thanks to Tower Controller for rapid; appropriate; and considerate and helpful response to situation; especially by contacting FBO. Note: I was pilot flying; in left seat. Pilot not flying; in right seat; is owner of aircraft and much more experienced.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	943374
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Tobago TB-10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 429 Flight Crew Type 310
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

A socata TB10's nose wheel tire deflated on landing and made taxiing so difficult that the pilot not could completely clear the runway and had to be towed to maintenance.