SA227 has steering problem on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	320726
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hln
State Reference	MT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 3900
ASRS Report	320726
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During the takeoff roll the aircraft pulled to the right. Application of the left brake was ineffective to correct the right turning tendency. The first officer retarded the power levers, and I took control of the aircraft. My attempts at correction had no effect (using brakes and reverse thrust). The aircraft stopped with the nosewheel and right main gear a few inches off the pavement of runway 23, 150 ft from the takeoff threshold.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SA227 HAS STEERING PROB ON TKOF.

Narrative: DURING THE TKOF ROLL THE ACFT PULLED TO THE R. APPLICATION OF THE L BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE TO CORRECT THE R TURNING TENDENCY. THE FO RETARDED THE PWR LEVERS, AND I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT. MY ATTEMPTS AT CORRECTION HAD NO EFFECT (USING BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST). THE ACFT STOPPED WITH THE NOSEWHEEL AND R MAIN GEAR A FEW INCHES OFF THE PAVEMENT OF RWY 23, 150 FT FROM THE TKOF THRESHOLD.

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.