Narrative:

During landing at mci, I was acting as PNF. The first officer touched on at 104 KTS vref flying a swearingen metroliner 2 equipped with 10 engines. With beta lights on the nose wheel touched on at approximately 90 KTS. The aircraft then veered sharply to the right. The first officer applied full left rudder and left reverse in an attempt to correct. When this failed to have the necessary response, he called for my help. I applied left brake and attempted to override the steering problem. We left the right side of the runway and hit either a runway light or taxiway light. We stopped the airplane and declared an emergency and requested equipment at the scene. Damage to the aircraft was light. Only the propeller blade which hit the taxiway light. No passengers or crew suffered any injury. This aircraft had a history of nose wheel steering and left reverse problems which were unknown to either pilot. They are as follows: 11/90, NWS (nose wheel steering) problem. 11/90, left reverse howls (cavatation). 11/90, left beta weak. 11/90, aircraft pulls right with left weak reverse (same problem as ours). 12/90, aircraft went off runway. 12/90, no left reverse. 12/90, NWS problem noted by maintenance personnel. 12/90, aircraft went off runway. There were no squawks pertaining to the problem in the aircraft discrepancy log to give us warning of a possible problem. The fact that both steering problems and a weak reverse aggravated each other. This event happened at the end of a 14 hour duty day. The previous day was over 13 hours long and the crew had barely over 9 hours from duty off to duty on with 14 lndgs, 7 approachs, and 3 night lndgs in the preceeding 36 hours. 2 things may have helped us to avoid this. More rest time between duty days. Information pertaining to safety of flight discrepancies (ie, NWS, propeller rigging and previous incidents). Being listed in the aircraft discrepancy log (adl). Supplemental information from acn 165621. The same aircraft went off the runway 10 days before this. The small transport has a history of 'hard overs.' this area should be a priority maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF NOSE STEERING ON LNDG RESULTS IN EXCURSION FROM RWY.

Narrative: DURING LNDG AT MCI, I WAS ACTING AS PNF. THE F/O TOUCHED ON AT 104 KTS VREF FLYING A SWEARINGEN METROLINER 2 EQUIPPED WITH 10 ENGS. WITH BETA LIGHTS ON THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED ON AT APPROX 90 KTS. THE ACFT THEN VEERED SHARPLY TO THE R. THE F/O APPLIED FULL L RUDDER AND L REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. WHEN THIS FAILED TO HAVE THE NECESSARY RESPONSE, HE CALLED FOR MY HELP. I APPLIED L BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE THE STEERING PROB. WE LEFT THE R SIDE OF THE RWY AND HIT EITHER A RWY LIGHT OR TXWY LIGHT. WE STOPPED THE AIRPLANE AND DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED EQUIP AT THE SCENE. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS LIGHT. ONLY THE PROP BLADE WHICH HIT THE TXWY LIGHT. NO PAXS OR CREW SUFFERED ANY INJURY. THIS ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND L REVERSE PROBS WHICH WERE UNKNOWN TO EITHER PLT. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: 11/90, NWS (NOSE WHEEL STEERING) PROB. 11/90, L REVERSE HOWLS (CAVATATION). 11/90, L BETA WEAK. 11/90, ACFT PULLS R WITH L WEAK REVERSE (SAME PROB AS OURS). 12/90, ACFT WENT OFF RWY. 12/90, NO L REVERSE. 12/90, NWS PROB NOTED BY MAINT PERSONNEL. 12/90, ACFT WENT OFF RWY. THERE WERE NO SQUAWKS PERTAINING TO THE PROB IN THE ACFT DISCREPANCY LOG TO GIVE US WARNING OF A POSSIBLE PROB. THE FACT THAT BOTH STEERING PROBS AND A WEAK REVERSE AGGRAVATED EACH OTHER. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT THE END OF A 14 HR DUTY DAY. THE PREVIOUS DAY WAS OVER 13 HRS LONG AND THE CREW HAD BARELY OVER 9 HRS FROM DUTY OFF TO DUTY ON WITH 14 LNDGS, 7 APCHS, AND 3 NIGHT LNDGS IN THE PRECEEDING 36 HRS. 2 THINGS MAY HAVE HELPED US TO AVOID THIS. MORE REST TIME BTWN DUTY DAYS. INFO PERTAINING TO SAFETY OF FLT DISCREPANCIES (IE, NWS, PROP RIGGING AND PREVIOUS INCIDENTS). BEING LISTED IN THE ACFT DISCREPANCY LOG (ADL). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 165621. THE SAME ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY 10 DAYS BEFORE THIS. THE SMT HAS A HISTORY OF 'HARD OVERS.' THIS AREA SHOULD BE A PRIORITY MAINT.

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.