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The pilot of a tailwheeled aircraft was unable to control the tailwheel steering during landing rollout; resulting in a runway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1272288 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 4N1.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Seaplane or Amphibian |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
After a routine approach and normal landing; I was unable to maintain runway centerline using the steerable tailwheel. Aircraft departed the runway to the left and stopped in the adjacent grass. No damage to airplane or property was encountered and there were no injuries.I think the mechanism that allows the tailwheel to free-caster (for towing purposes) had engaged thus making the tailwheel unsteerable. In the future; I plan to thoroughly check this during preflight and again prior to each landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a tailwheeled aircraft was unable to control the tailwheel steering during landing rollout; resulting in a runway excursion.
Narrative: After a routine approach and normal landing; I was unable to maintain runway centerline using the steerable tailwheel. Aircraft departed the runway to the left and stopped in the adjacent grass. No damage to airplane or property was encountered and there were no injuries.I think the mechanism that allows the tailwheel to free-caster (for towing purposes) had engaged thus making the tailwheel unsteerable. In the future; I plan to thoroughly check this during preflight and again prior to each landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.