<< >> NASA ASRS Report 422432, December 1998

Pilot of an ercoupe lost control during landing resulting in going off the side of the runway. Aircraft inspection found that the nose gear tie rod broke.

Attributes
ACN	422432
Time
Date	199812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : far
State Reference	ND
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cadet Mark 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 140
ASRS Report	422432
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As I was taking off at far airport runway 17, just as I was rotating I felt a shimmy up front, so I flew around the pattern and came in for a landing. I set the main wheels down and when I set the nosewheel down I felt it shimmy, then it sent the plane off the runway to the right. I got out and checked the nosewheel and found that the tie rod end was not attached. The nosewheel steering ball broke. So I filed a report with the FAA at fargo.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN ERCOUPE LOST CTL DURING LNDG RESULTING IN GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. ACFT INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR TIE ROD BROKE.

Narrative: AS I WAS TAKING OFF AT FAR ARPT RWY 17, JUST AS I WAS ROTATING I FELT A SHIMMY UP FRONT, SO I FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AND CAME IN FOR A LNDG. I SET THE MAIN WHEELS DOWN AND WHEN I SET THE NOSEWHEEL DOWN I FELT IT SHIMMY, THEN IT SENT THE PLANE OFF THE RWY TO THE R. I GOT OUT AND CHKED THE NOSEWHEEL AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD END WAS NOT ATTACHED. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING BALL BROKE. SO I FILED A RPT WITH THE FAA AT FARGO.

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.