Narrative:

We were cleared to back taxi from taxiway hotel into position on runway 36. On making the 180 degree turn at the end of the runway, the nosewheel went off into the grass. I backed the aircraft up and continued the turn to line up on the runway. I saw no evidence of damage and the aircraft turned and taxied normally. My first officer asked if I thought we should go back to the gate. I told him it appeared normal and we would continue. Flight to pit was normal. Upon arrival pit we had maintenance check the nose gear. There was a lower piece of the spray deflector broken off. Maintenance advised it was secure and okay for service. We also advised the crew receiving the aircraft as to what had happened. Note: runway 36 at sbn is 100 ft wide, and area to back taxi for full length appears to be somewhat smaller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF MLG ACFT DAMAGED ACFT NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO BACK TAXI FROM TAXIWAY HOTEL INTO POS ON RWY 36. ON MAKING THE 180 DEG TURN AT THE END OF THE RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS. I BACKED THE ACFT UP AND CONTINUED THE TURN TO LINE UP ON THE RWY. I SAW NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE AND THE ACFT TURNED AND TAXIED NORMALLY. MY FO ASKED IF I THOUGHT WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE GATE. I TOLD HIM IT APPEARED NORMAL AND WE WOULD CONTINUE. FLT TO PIT WAS NORMAL. UPON ARR PIT WE HAD MAINT CHK THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WAS A LOWER PIECE OF THE SPRAY DEFLECTOR BROKEN OFF. MAINT ADVISED IT WAS SECURE AND OKAY FOR SVC. WE ALSO ADVISED THE CREW RECEIVING THE ACFT AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED. NOTE: RWY 36 AT SBN IS 100 FT WIDE, AND AREA TO BACK TAXI FOR FULL LENGTH APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT SMALLER.

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.