Runway excursion after loss of aircraft control during landing procedure rollout.

Attributes
ACN	273434
Time
Date	199406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	273434
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student flying aircraft on final for runway 4 caldwell! Aircraft was on short final to land runway 4, airspeed 60 KIAS as recommended by pilot's operating handbook. Descent rate established for a touchdown on the threshold. Aircraft made touchdown in a nose high attitude, landing on the main gear. The nose gear touched down and went through its normal travel, putting the aircraft in a nose low position, the propeller did not touch the runway. Upon nose gear touchdown, the aircraft bounced slightly. At this point, I took control of the aircraft, preparing for a go around, bringing in the power, retracting the first notch of flaps we climbed 6-7 ft above the runway, when I realized there was no rudder control. Simultaneously, the control tower advised me of smoke coming out from the gear. At this point, I decided to land the aircraft on the remaining runway, reducing the power, using full flaps I landed the aircraft on the centerline. The aircraft immediately started pulling to the right. I applied rudder, however, without success. The aircraft went off the taxiway, across the grass and came to rest on the adjacent taxiway, where we immediately shutoff the engine and advised the tower of our action. There was no sign of hydraulic leakage on the preflight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AFTER LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: STUDENT FLYING ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 4 CALDWELL! ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND RWY 4, AIRSPD 60 KIAS AS RECOMMENDED BY PLT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK. DSCNT RATE ESTABLISHED FOR A TOUCHDOWN ON THE THRESHOLD. ACFT MADE TOUCHDOWN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, LNDG ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND WENT THROUGH ITS NORMAL TRAVEL, PUTTING THE ACFT IN A NOSE LOW POS, THE PROP DID NOT TOUCH THE RWY. UPON NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY. AT THIS POINT, I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT, PREPARING FOR A GAR, BRINGING IN THE PWR, RETRACTING THE FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS WE CLBED 6-7 FT ABOVE THE RWY, WHEN I REALIZED THERE WAS NO RUDDER CTL. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CTL TWR ADVISED ME OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE GEAR. AT THIS POINT, I DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT ON THE REMAINING RWY, REDUCING THE PWR, USING FULL FLAPS I LANDED THE ACFT ON THE CTRLINE. THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY STARTED PULLING TO THE R. I APPLIED RUDDER, HOWEVER, WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE TXWY, ACROSS THE GRASS AND CAME TO REST ON THE ADJACENT TXWY, WHERE WE IMMEDIATELY SHUTOFF THE ENG AND ADVISED THE TWR OF OUR ACTION. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF HYD LEAKAGE ON THE PREFLT.

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.