Pilot of small aircraft landing at ads airport veered off runway into grass. Recovered control. No i...

Attributes
ACN	175226
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 860 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	175226
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was landing an small aircraft at addison airport in dallas, tx. The wind was 330 at 10 and using runway 33 for landing. During landing I flared. The main gear made contact with the runway. On the rollout I lowered the nose. When the nose wheel made contact the aircraft veered to the right. I could not get a response. The plane went into the grass and upon hitting a bump I raised the nose and lowered it down. At this point the nose wheel responded. I feel that the nose wheel was jammed and was knocked free when encountering the bump. There was no damage to persons or aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LNDG AT ADS ARPT VEERED OFF RWY INTO GRASS. RECOVERED CONTROL. NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AN SMA AT ADDISON ARPT IN DALLAS, TX. THE WIND WAS 330 AT 10 AND USING RWY 33 FOR LNDG. DURING LNDG I FLARED. THE MAIN GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY. ON THE ROLLOUT I LOWERED THE NOSE. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT THE ACFT VEERED TO THE R. I COULD NOT GET A RESPONSE. THE PLANE WENT INTO THE GRASS AND UPON HITTING A BUMP I RAISED THE NOSE AND LOWERED IT DOWN. AT THIS POINT THE NOSE WHEEL RESPONDED. I FEEL THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS JAMMED AND WAS KNOCKED FREE WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE BUMP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR ACFT.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft landing at ads airport veered off runway into grass. Recovered control. No injuries. No damage.