A PA28-161 pilot skidded off of the runway at 3 different airports with no reported aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	359535
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlb
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	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	controller radar : 1 flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 60
ASRS Report	359535
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landing on mlb runway 4. Winds at 110 degrees 4 KTS. The landing was straight and soft. As soon as I landed, the aircraft skidded to the right, nose facing left. I pressed the right rudder to straighten the plane, but the plane did not respond. I skidded off the runway onto taxiway D and to the grass. By the time I was on taxiway D, I pressed both brakes. I did not take out any signs or taxi lights. This happened in venice also, but I was able to recover the skidding. I checked the nose gear and took off. At naples the same thing happened like in venice. I believe the problem could have been due to one of the brakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28-161 PLT SKIDDED OFF OF THE RWY AT 3 DIFFERENT ARPTS WITH NO RPTED ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: LNDG ON MLB RWY 4. WINDS AT 110 DEGS 4 KTS. THE LNDG WAS STRAIGHT AND SOFT. AS SOON AS I LANDED, THE ACFT SKIDDED TO THE R, NOSE FACING L. I PRESSED THE R RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN THE PLANE, BUT THE PLANE DID NOT RESPOND. I SKIDDED OFF THE RWY ONTO TXWY D AND TO THE GRASS. BY THE TIME I WAS ON TXWY D, I PRESSED BOTH BRAKES. I DID NOT TAKE OUT ANY SIGNS OR TAXI LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED IN VENICE ALSO, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE SKIDDING. I CHKED THE NOSE GEAR AND TOOK OFF. AT NAPLES THE SAME THING HAPPENED LIKE IN VENICE. I BELIEVE THE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO ONE OF THE BRAKES.

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.