Narrative:

We landed with a slight left crosswind in xctl confign. Aircraft touched down with good directional control until the nosewheel contacted the runway. This resulted in an uncontrolled veer to the left. Aircraft skidded with nosewheel and right wheel leaving rubber skid marks. Aircraft departed runway to the left. Nosewheel broke and aircraft suffered a propeller strike. It is important to note that on landing in world-chamberlain in msp on the previous day, a similar left crosswind was encountered but aircraft right when the nosewheel made contact. This was attributed to overcorrection with right rudder. This was the first crosswind landing made after annual inspection in which work had been done on the nosewheel. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the nose landing gear fork broke and the nose tire remained with the left half of the fork. The reporter said the fork turned 90 degrees to the left skidding sideways and the aircraft veered to the left departing the runway. The reporter stated damage was incurred to the nose gear, gear doors, propeller and turbocharger. The reporter said the engine required tear down for sudden stoppage and the turbocharger needed rebuilding due to debris ingestion. The reporter stated the broken fork was examined by the FAA and it was determined a crack was present when the part was manufactured. The reporter said the airplane was just out of the annual check and the nose gear fork only required a visual inspection.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA TR182 ON NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN VEERED TO THE L AND DEPARTED THE RWY. CAUSED BY A FAILED NOSE GEAR FORK.

Narrative: WE LANDED WITH A SLIGHT L XWIND IN XCTL CONFIGN. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH GOOD DIRECTIONAL CTL UNTIL THE NOSEWHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNCTLED VEER TO THE L. ACFT SKIDDED WITH NOSEWHEEL AND R WHEEL LEAVING RUBBER SKID MARKS. ACFT DEPARTED RWY TO THE L. NOSEWHEEL BROKE AND ACFT SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON LNDG IN WORLD-CHAMBERLAIN IN MSP ON THE PREVIOUS DAY, A SIMILAR L XWIND WAS ENCOUNTERED BUT ACFT RIGHT WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL MADE CONTACT. THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO OVERCORRECTION WITH R RUDDER. THIS WAS THE FIRST XWIND LNDG MADE AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION IN WHICH WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE NOSEWHEEL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE NOSE LNDG GEAR FORK BROKE AND THE NOSE TIRE REMAINED WITH THE L HALF OF THE FORK. THE RPTR SAID THE FORK TURNED 90 DEGS TO THE L SKIDDING SIDEWAYS AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE L DEPARTING THE RWY. THE RPTR STATED DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR, GEAR DOORS, PROP AND TURBOCHARGER. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG REQUIRED TEAR DOWN FOR SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND THE TURBOCHARGER NEEDED REBUILDING DUE TO DEBRIS INGESTION. THE RPTR STATED THE BROKEN FORK WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA AND IT WAS DETERMINED A CRACK WAS PRESENT WHEN THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED. THE RPTR SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS JUST OUT OF THE ANNUAL CHK AND THE NOSE GEAR FORK ONLY REQUIRED A VISUAL INSPECTION.

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.