Small aircraft X runway excursion. Loss of aircraft control.

Attributes
ACN	278048
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lns
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	278048
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	278049
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Mo-20 small aircraft X landed, rolled out about 2000 ft down runway 8, then went off runway into grass. Taxied about another 600 ft through grass, crossed the runway to a taxiway. We asked if there was a problem or he needed assistance. He said no damage or assistance. Wind was calm to 4 KTS. Supplemental information from acn 278049: small aircraft X was cleared to land runway 8 at lns. On his landing roll he veered off into the grass on the left side of the runway, around a sign, back across the runway, and cleared at a taxiway on the other side of the runway. Pilot explained he wanted to use rudder, not brakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X RWY EXCURSION. LOSS OF ACFT CTL.

Narrative: MO-20 SMA X LANDED, ROLLED OUT ABOUT 2000 FT DOWN RWY 8, THEN WENT OFF RWY INTO GRASS. TAXIED ABOUT ANOTHER 600 FT THROUGH GRASS, CROSSED THE RWY TO A TXWY. WE ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROB OR HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. HE SAID NO DAMAGE OR ASSISTANCE. WIND WAS CALM TO 4 KTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 278049: SMA X WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 8 AT LNS. ON HIS LNDG ROLL HE VEERED OFF INTO THE GRASS ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY, AROUND A SIGN, BACK ACROSS THE RWY, AND CLRED AT A TXWY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RWY. PLT EXPLAINED HE WANTED TO USE RUDDER, NOT BRAKES.

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.