This Memorial Weekend we travel to Georgia and Florida to visit friends. At Green County Airport, Georgia I gave a ride to our friend. When I lowered the nose wheel down after landing I heard grinding noise. Since I always lower down nose close to the turn off it did not take long until I was off the runway. I stopped and got out. The nose was flat and the airplane is riding on the wheel pant. Fortunately I do carry inner tubes for both nose and main wheels. After line men at FBO helped me towing the airplane to a big hangar I got the wheel removed. It was very hard to split the two halves of the wheel. Thye don't have a bead breaker and we had to use a vise and a wide pray bar (very carefully). Upon removal I found a 1/8" slit on the tube. The tire treads are still in good shape but the side wall has been wrinkled. I will change the tire after coming home and the spare inner tube saved the day. The tube lasted 776 hrs.