SMT SUFFERS BLOWN TIRE ON RWY DURING LNDG PROC BRAKING ACTION.
Synopsis
SMT SUFFERS BLOWN TIRE ON RWY DURING LNDG PROC BRAKING ACTION.
Narrative
I WAS SHOOTING THE LDA RWY 2 WITH AN SMT INTO HFD WHICH IS OFFSET THE RWY BY 19 DEGS. THE RWY IS 4418 FT AND ONLY HAS MIRLS AND REILS. THE CONDITIONS WERE 1 MI AND FOG. I HAD REACHED THE MDA WHICH IS 580 FT MSL; 562 FT AGL. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE MAP I SAW THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. SINCE I SAW THE RWY LATE AND I WAS STILL AT APCH SPD I USED UP HALF THE RWY UNTIL I TOUCHED DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE END OF THE RWY LOOKED CLOSER THAN IT REALLY WAS DUE TO A HIGH DIKE WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE RWY; SO I PROCEEDED TO LAY HVY ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. AS A RESULT I CAUSED MY R MAIN TO GO FLAT; BUT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED NOR WAS THE PLANE DAMAGED. THE TWR CLOSED RWY 2 UNTIL MY AIRPLANE WAS TOWED OFF THE RWY. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY MAKING THE DECISION TO DO A MISSED APCH AND TRY THE APCH AGAIN NOW KNOWING WHEN TO EXPECT TO SEE THE RWY AND PUTTING THE AIRPLANE IN A POS TO LAND AT THE TOUCH DOWN ZONE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.