PA-60 601/601P Aerostar
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 97; Flight Crew Total 12049; Flight Crew Type 500
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Aircraft
Upon landing Runway XX at ZZZ; (due to sun making it difficult to see end of runway approaching); [I] landed long and required heavy braking to stop aircraft on the runway. [I] blew out left main tire which caused aircraft to skid off end of runway approximately 20 - 25 feet and come to a complete stop on flat dirt terrain.To prevent this from happening in the future; initiate a go-around and request another runway for landing.
Piper 601 pilot reported a main landing tire failed during heavy braking.