Narrative:

When exiting runway 2L at taxiway B5 bna, nose wheel steering became ineffective followed by ineffective braking. Reverse thrust was applied and aircraft came to rest about 6 ft off the B5 hard surface. I reported the braking action there as 'nil' and requested company assistance. The nose wheel was pulled onto B5 hard surface and the aircraft was towed to the gate. Maintenance informed us that no aircraft damage had occurred. I believe that the lack of traction and braking may have been caused by the fluids and rubber residue at the approach end of 20R combined with the leading fluids from aircraft on B5 waiting takeoff, as there is no holding pad for 20R departures. Aircraft exited runway 2L and onto taxiway B5 at a safe speed and departed the hard surface as a result of no nose wheel traction and 'nil' braking at that location. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. It is a full 90 degree turn at end of runway so I was proceeding slowly but was nevertheless caught by surprise when the nose wheel skidded straight ahead instead of turning. Night time and surface wet so I was being cautious. I managed to turn approximately 45 degrees with the nose ceased turning. Nose wheel went off the hard surface and rear wheels were still on the runway. Representative from FSDO arrived. A representative from airport management arrived along with other assorted flashing light vehicles. Only post-flight notice from FAA was a letter requesting information reference the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG BEING TURNED OFF END OF RWY ONTO TAXIWAY B5 LOST CTL STOPPED OFF PAVED SURFACE OF TAXIWAY B5.

Narrative: WHEN EXITING RWY 2L AT TAXIWAY B5 BNA, NOSE WHEEL STEERING BECAME INEFFECTIVE FOLLOWED BY INEFFECTIVE BRAKING. REVERSE THRUST WAS APPLIED AND ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 6 FT OFF THE B5 HARD SURFACE. I RPTED THE BRAKING ACTION THERE AS 'NIL' AND REQUESTED COMPANY ASSISTANCE. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS PULLED ONTO B5 HARD SURFACE AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINT INFORMED US THAT NO ACFT DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THAT THE LACK OF TRACTION AND BRAKING MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FLUIDS AND RUBBER RESIDUE AT THE APCH END OF 20R COMBINED WITH THE LEADING FLUIDS FROM ACFT ON B5 WAITING TKOF, AS THERE IS NO HOLDING PAD FOR 20R DEPS. ACFT EXITED RWY 2L AND ONTO TAXIWAY B5 AT A SAFE SPD AND DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE AS A RESULT OF NO NOSE WHEEL TRACTION AND 'NIL' BRAKING AT THAT LOCATION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. IT IS A FULL 90 DEG TURN AT END OF RWY SO I WAS PROCEEDING SLOWLY BUT WAS NEVERTHELESS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL SKIDDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INSTEAD OF TURNING. NIGHT TIME AND SURFACE WET SO I WAS BEING CAUTIOUS. I MANAGED TO TURN APPROX 45 DEGS WITH THE NOSE CEASED TURNING. NOSE WHEEL WENT OFF THE HARD SURFACE AND REAR WHEELS WERE STILL ON THE RWY. REPRESENTATIVE FROM FSDO ARRIVED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ARPT MGMNT ARRIVED ALONG WITH OTHER ASSORTED FLASHING LIGHT VEHICLES. ONLY POST-FLT NOTICE FROM FAA WAS A LETTER REQUESTING INFO REF THE INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.