Small aircraft on landing veers off runway. Propeller hit runway light.

Attributes
ACN	236266
Time
Date	199303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cty
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	236266
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing on runway 31 airplane veered off runway to the right and the propeller hit a runway light. The airplane returned to the runway and taxied to ramp. Upon examination there was no damage anywhere except a nick in 1 blade of the propeller. The nick was about 1/4 inch deep. The edges of the nick were lightly filed down and the flight continued to ocala, fl, where a mechanic was consulted and the propeller was dressed by the mechanic. Possible difficulty landing in crosswind, later, at the termination of the flight in opa locka, fl, the nose wheel shimmy damper failed. The shimmy damper, if broken, can cause plane to veer to right. There was a crosswind from the right (about 020 degrees) and if the shimmy damper was binding it would have kept me from using left pedal. The shimmy damper broke when I attempted to taxi to left after landing at opa locka, fl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON LNDG VEERS OFF RWY. PROP HIT RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 31 AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RWY TO THE R AND THE PROP HIT A RWY LIGHT. THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO THE RWY AND TAXIED TO RAMP. UPON EXAMINATION THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ANYWHERE EXCEPT A NICK IN 1 BLADE OF THE PROP. THE NICK WAS ABOUT 1/4 INCH DEEP. THE EDGES OF THE NICK WERE LIGHTLY FILED DOWN AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO OCALA, FL, WHERE A MECH WAS CONSULTED AND THE PROP WAS DRESSED BY THE MECH. POSSIBLE DIFFICULTY LNDG IN XWIND, LATER, AT THE TERMINATION OF THE FLT IN OPA LOCKA, FL, THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DAMPER FAILED. THE SHIMMY DAMPER, IF BROKEN, CAN CAUSE PLANE TO VEER TO R. THERE WAS A XWIND FROM THE R (ABOUT 020 DEGS) AND IF THE SHIMMY DAMPER WAS BINDING IT WOULD HAVE KEPT ME FROM USING L PEDAL. THE SHIMMY DAMPER BROKE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAXI TO L AFTER LNDG AT OPA LOCKA, FL.

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.