Pilot of small aircraft bounces on landing, then as aircraft slows, it takes a hard left turn off th...

Attributes
ACN	372731
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4r9
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 68 flight time type : 24
ASRS Report	372731
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I left gulfport, ms, VFR to dauphin island, al. VFR conditions. Upon arrival at 4r9, I checked wind to land on runway 30. When we landed, the plane came up off runway. Upon setting back down, the plane traveled down runway. When the plane slowed it took a hard left turn off runway, collapsing the nosegear. Upon inspection, the nosegear was found jammed and turned to the left. This accounts for the turn to the left. I have researched this and found the following information. I have about 55 lndgs and 25 hours in this plane. I have never experienced anything like this before. From graphic: 'the sundowner, and especially the sport, can be downright vicious on landing. These airplanes have developed a reputation for providing some truly ego-crushing lndgs for even experienced pilots. Student pilots who were unfortunate enough to endure training in the sport all too often wound up with more than their egos crushed.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA BOUNCES ON LNDG, THEN AS ACFT SLOWS, IT TAKES A HARD L TURN OFF THE RWY. THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ACFT TYPE AND REQUIRES TRAINING FOR SMOOTH LNDGS.

Narrative: I LEFT GULFPORT, MS, VFR TO DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL. VFR CONDITIONS. UPON ARR AT 4R9, I CHKED WIND TO LAND ON RWY 30. WHEN WE LANDED, THE PLANE CAME UP OFF RWY. UPON SETTING BACK DOWN, THE PLANE TRAVELED DOWN RWY. WHEN THE PLANE SLOWED IT TOOK A HARD L TURN OFF RWY, COLLAPSING THE NOSEGEAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE NOSEGEAR WAS FOUND JAMMED AND TURNED TO THE L. THIS ACCOUNTS FOR THE TURN TO THE L. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING INFO. I HAVE ABOUT 55 LNDGS AND 25 HRS IN THIS PLANE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. FROM GRAPHIC: 'THE SUNDOWNER, AND ESPECIALLY THE SPORT, CAN BE DOWNRIGHT VICIOUS ON LNDG. THESE AIRPLANES HAVE DEVELOPED A REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING SOME TRULY EGO-CRUSHING LNDGS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED PLTS. STUDENT PLTS WHO WERE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ENDURE TRAINING IN THE SPORT ALL TOO OFTEN WOUND UP WITH MORE THAN THEIR EGOS CRUSHED.'

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.

Pilot of small aircraft bounces on landing, then as aircraft slows, it takes a hard left turn off the runway. The nosegear collapses. This appears to be a characteristic of the aircraft type and requires training for smooth lndgs.