SA227 captain reported he had directional control difficulties after landing; resulting in two blown...

Attributes
ACN	1106315
Time
Date	201307
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 7011 Flight Crew Type 40
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Ground Incursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Visual approach and landing were normal as was first part of rollout. During deceleration I observed aircraft deviating from centerline and made an effort to keep aircraft centered; but it continued to track towards runway edge. The aircraft eventually departed a paved portion of the runway (nose gear stopped on grass adjacent to runway) and propeller struck an elevated runway position light. There were no injuries. Damage amounted to two blown main landing gear tires and scratches on one propeller. The winds were calm; ceiling and visibility better than 5000/5; runway clear and dry. It is my belief that the aircraft was free of mechanical defects and the cause of this event was my inability to maintain directional control during rollout portion of landing. I believe inadequate or insufficient training in the area of ground handling/characteristics contributed to this event. At the time of the event I had roughly 40 hours total time in this type and had been struggling with ground control issues for the entire time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SA227 Captain reported he had directional control difficulties after landing; resulting in two blown tires; runway excursion; and contact with a runway light.

Narrative: Visual approach and landing were normal as was first part of rollout. During deceleration I observed aircraft deviating from centerline and made an effort to keep aircraft centered; but it continued to track towards runway edge. The aircraft eventually departed a paved portion of the runway (nose gear stopped on grass adjacent to runway) and propeller struck an elevated runway position light. There were no injuries. Damage amounted to two blown main landing gear tires and scratches on one propeller. The winds were calm; ceiling and visibility better than 5000/5; runway clear and dry. It is my belief that the aircraft was free of mechanical defects and the cause of this event was my inability to maintain directional control during rollout portion of landing. I believe inadequate or insufficient training in the area of ground handling/characteristics contributed to this event. At the time of the event I had roughly 40 hours total time in this type and had been struggling with ground control issues for the entire time.

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.

SA227 captain reported he had directional control difficulties after landing; resulting in two blown tires; runway excursion; and contact with a runway light.