A C210 departs the runway at bjc after landing with an apparent cocked nosewheel.

Attributes
ACN	627460
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bjc.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21.1 flight time total : 691 flight time type : 231.5
ASRS Report	627460
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After landing on runway 11L at bjc on aug/mon/04, aircraft X made an uncontrolled lunge to left when the nosewheel contacted the runway. I applied corrective action, but was unable to prevent the airplane from departing the paved surface of runway 11L. At some point the nose gear collapsed and damage occurred to the fuselage and the propeller. All applicable checklists were accomplished prior to, and after landing. I believe that the nosewheel cocked after gear extension, causing the drastic lunge to the left upon contact with the ground. I spoke to cessna pilot association and they feel that the ctring cam wasn't engaged on the torque link and that it had broken off. This would cause the wind to blow the nosewheel to the side and cause the plane to veer off the runway. There is some history of this on C210's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 DEPARTS THE RWY AT BJC AFTER LNDG WITH AN APPARENT COCKED NOSEWHEEL.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 11L AT BJC ON AUG/MON/04, ACFT X MADE AN UNCTLED LUNGE TO L WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY. I APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE OF RWY 11L. AT SOME POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROP. ALL APPLICABLE CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO, AND AFTER LNDG. I BELIEVE THAT THE NOSEWHEEL COCKED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, CAUSING THE DRASTIC LUNGE TO THE L UPON CONTACT WITH THE GND. I SPOKE TO CESSNA PLT ASSOCIATION AND THEY FEEL THAT THE CTRING CAM WASN'T ENGAGED ON THE TORQUE LINK AND THAT IT HAD BROKEN OFF. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE WIND TO BLOW THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE SIDE AND CAUSE THE PLANE TO VEER OFF THE RWY. THERE IS SOME HISTORY OF THIS ON C210'S.

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.