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Pilot of corp PA31-350 has aircraft veer left after landing and stop with nose wheel collapsed and both propeller tips bent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399602 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roa |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 399602 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Upon landing the aircraft immediately diverted to the left, exited the runway, came to a stop with the nose wheel collapsed and both propellers in the dirt -- blade tips bent. As it turns out, it was my fault. This flight originated in hilton head at FBO X. They had (with my permission) removed the bolt that couples my pedals to the nosewheel. My aircraft did not have the stc which replaces the bolt with a pin (a quick release system) so their doing this would have required a logbook entry for both the removal and replacement of the bolt. They didn't know this and neither did I at the time. Nor did they put a 'big red' flag on the disconnected part while it was disconnected. I didn't catch this on my preflight. When I landed at roa the nosewheel cocked around such as to pull the aircraft to the left. Right pedal and brake could not overcome the divergent path. I didn't try asymmetric thrust to try to keep it on the runway -- no power seemed wiser. Touchdown to stuck in the dirt only took less than 5 seconds. I've got nearly 800 hours in this airplane and have been only many, many ramps (FBO's) and FBO X is the only FBO to desire to disconnect my steering in order to better ground handle my aircraft. It's my fault and I take full responsibility. However the extenuating circumstances are interesting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF CORP PA31-350 HAS ACFT VEER L AFTER LNDG AND STOP WITH NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROP TIPS BENT.
Narrative: UPON LNDG THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED TO THE L, EXITED THE RWY, CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPS IN THE DIRT -- BLADE TIPS BENT. AS IT TURNS OUT, IT WAS MY FAULT. THIS FLT ORIGINATED IN HILTON HEAD AT FBO X. THEY HAD (WITH MY PERMISSION) REMOVED THE BOLT THAT COUPLES MY PEDALS TO THE NOSEWHEEL. MY ACFT DID NOT HAVE THE STC WHICH REPLACES THE BOLT WITH A PIN (A QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM) SO THEIR DOING THIS WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR BOTH THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLT. THEY DIDN'T KNOW THIS AND NEITHER DID I AT THE TIME. NOR DID THEY PUT A 'BIG RED' FLAG ON THE DISCONNECTED PART WHILE IT WAS DISCONNECTED. I DIDN'T CATCH THIS ON MY PREFLT. WHEN I LANDED AT ROA THE NOSEWHEEL COCKED AROUND SUCH AS TO PULL THE ACFT TO THE L. R PEDAL AND BRAKE COULD NOT OVERCOME THE DIVERGENT PATH. I DIDN'T TRY ASYMMETRIC THRUST TO TRY TO KEEP IT ON THE RWY -- NO PWR SEEMED WISER. TOUCHDOWN TO STUCK IN THE DIRT ONLY TOOK LESS THAN 5 SECS. I'VE GOT NEARLY 800 HRS IN THIS AIRPLANE AND HAVE BEEN ONLY MANY, MANY RAMPS (FBO'S) AND FBO X IS THE ONLY FBO TO DESIRE TO DISCONNECT MY STEERING IN ORDER TO BETTER GROUND HANDLE MY ACFT. IT'S MY FAULT AND I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. HOWEVER THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES ARE INTERESTING.
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.