Pilot reported the right main tire failed while expediting to clear the runway.

Date: 2025-04 · Aircraft: Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 · Phase: landing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|conflict-airborne-conflict|deviation-speed-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

Pilot reported the right main tire failed while expediting to clear the runway.

Narrative

Upon returning from a cross country flight; I contacted ZZZ tower for permission to land. I was informed I was going to be spaced between jets and initially was told to remain outside of the delta. After about five minutes I was cleared into the delta and told to report a 3 mile left base for XX. Approximately on a 5 mile left base I was told to do a left 360 for spacing at which point I entered a standard rate left 360. About 270 degrees into the turn I was told to proceed direct to the numbers and to expedite and keep speed up as much as possible as I was being spaced between landing jet traffic and jet traffic on a long final. To keep speed up I indicated 95 knots and proceeded directly to the numbers. I was then instructed again to parallel the highway and to keep my speed up as much as possible as the jet was announcing his approach. When I was approximately 1.5-2 miles away from the numbers on a highly modified base I was told once again to maintain my speed and expedite as long as possible and the jet traffic behind me was instructed to fly as slowly as possible. I then reapplied power and reestablished 95 knots until short final of about .5 miles before I began to slow. Because of my higher than usual approach speed per the circumstances I opted for flaps 10 instead of full and continued my descent. Landing was normal but because of flaps 10 and an increased short final approach speed I touched down just before the XY-XZ runway intersection. In an effort to clear the runway as fast as possible I used maximum braking power but over applied the right brake causing it to lock up and flat spot a hole through the tire as I was turning off onto taxiway delta. In the future will not attempt to force a taxiway instead continue on to the next available option.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.