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The pilot of a C182 lost control of the aircraft when the nose gear touched down after landing; exited the runway and struck a runway light. Maintenance is inspecting the aircraft for possible directional control anomalies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 997657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nosewheel Steering |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11.9 Flight Crew Total 5017 Flight Crew Type 3.9 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
As the aircraft slowed to 60-65 mph after landing on runway 21 with the winds 220 at 11 KTS and with the main wheels on the runway I started to ease the nose wheel down. The aircraft started to go immediately to the left. I pushed hard right rudder and tapped the brakes but the aircraft went through the grass median; striking a runway marker light with the left main fairing; separating it from the aircraft (it was later recovered in good shape). The aircraft stopped on the taxiway across from the runway from where I notified the tower that all on board were all right and the aircraft was fine as well. I left the aircraft at the FBO ramp for our flying club's a&P mechanic to check out the nose wheel and the right rudder for potential flight control malfunction. The aircraft was returned to our home airport by the a&P who advised he would check the aircraft out for possible malfunctioning of flight controls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C182 lost control of the aircraft when the nose gear touched down after landing; exited the runway and struck a runway light. Maintenance is inspecting the aircraft for possible directional control anomalies.
Narrative: As the aircraft slowed to 60-65 MPH after landing on Runway 21 with the winds 220 at 11 KTS and with the main wheels on the runway I started to ease the nose wheel down. The aircraft started to go immediately to the left. I pushed hard right rudder and tapped the brakes but the aircraft went through the grass median; striking a runway marker light with the left main fairing; separating it from the aircraft (it was later recovered in good shape). The aircraft stopped on the taxiway across from the runway from where I notified the Tower that all on board were all right and the aircraft was fine as well. I left the aircraft at the FBO ramp for our flying club's A&P mechanic to check out the nose wheel and the right rudder for potential flight control malfunction. The aircraft was returned to our home airport by the A&P who advised he would check the aircraft out for possible malfunctioning of flight controls.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.