Tail wheel aircraft has trouble remaining on runway during after landing roll out.

Attributes
ACN	270204
Time
Date	199405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tiw
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5250 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	270204
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft owner checking out in C-180 pilot (owner) time in aircraft was 50 hours. Aircraft had just come out of annual, first flight after maintenance. Normal taxi and departure from boeing field, sea bfi. Student/owner was PF as instructor I did not manipulate any flight controls. Flew to tiw (tacoma narrows) with intent of closed traffic touch and goes. Fist two lndgs were normal. Third landing rollout, a gust of crosswind required right rudder to maintain directional control. (Tailwheel on ground) student failed to maintain directional control and gave control to me, I applied right rudder/steering with no effect. After exciting gyrations aircraft came to a stop on runway having never left the pavement. A careful taxi check by me revealed that right steering was almost non existent. Maintenance inspection concurred, the tailwheel assembly was rebuilt incorrectly. In this case I recommend that I should perform a taxi check and flight check after maintenance. Student may not perceive subtle control feel irregularities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL WHEEL ACFT HAS TROUBLE REMAINING ON RWY DURING AFTER LNDG ROLL OUT.

Narrative: ACFT OWNER CHKING OUT IN C-180 PLT (OWNER) TIME IN ACFT WAS 50 HRS. ACFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF ANNUAL, FIRST FLT AFTER MAINT. NORMAL TAXI AND DEP FROM BOEING FIELD, SEA BFI. STUDENT/OWNER WAS PF AS INSTRUCTOR I DID NOT MANIPULATE ANY FLT CTLS. FLEW TO TIW (TACOMA NARROWS) WITH INTENT OF CLOSED TFC TOUCH AND GOES. FIST TWO LNDGS WERE NORMAL. THIRD LNDG ROLLOUT, A GUST OF XWIND REQUIRED R RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. (TAILWHEEL ON GND) STUDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL AND GAVE CTL TO ME, I APPLIED R RUDDER/STEERING WITH NO EFFECT. AFTER EXCITING GYRATIONS ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON RWY HAVING NEVER LEFT THE PAVEMENT. A CAREFUL TAXI CHK BY ME REVEALED THAT R STEERING WAS ALMOST NON EXISTENT. MAINT INSPECTION CONCURRED, THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REBUILT INCORRECTLY. IN THIS CASE I RECOMMEND THAT I SHOULD PERFORM A TAXI CHK AND FLT CHK AFTER MAINT. STUDENT MAY NOT PERCEIVE SUBTLE CTL FEEL IRREGULARITIES.

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.