Narrative:

I was making a landing at south fulton airport. I made the approach to runway 27. I made the landing and the runway was rough with cracks and small holes. We touched down, made 1 bounce, and landed in the center of the runway. The plane was rolling and took an immediate left turn. I tried to correct the situation by rudder and aileron control but nothing helped. The plane rolled in a grassy area and stopped at the edge of a brushy area. The reason for an immediate left turn is uncertain but possibilities are brake malfunction, tire malfunction, wind gust, or tire hit a hole in the runway. There was approximately 1/4 of runway remaining when the plane started the left turn. The plane did not FLIP over nor do any damage to the engine or propeller. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a rental and the damage was confined to the nose gear strut and the nose gear firewall fittings. The reporter said the cause of this incident was rough pavement and the nose gear hitting a hole.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 DURING LNDG ROLL INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL WHEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT A HOLE IN THE RWY PAVEMENT.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A LNDG AT SOUTH FULTON ARPT. I MADE THE APCH TO RWY 27. I MADE THE LNDG AND THE RWY WAS ROUGH WITH CRACKS AND SMALL HOLES. WE TOUCHED DOWN, MADE 1 BOUNCE, AND LANDED IN THE CTR OF THE RWY. THE PLANE WAS ROLLING AND TOOK AN IMMEDIATE L TURN. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE SIT BY RUDDER AND AILERON CTL BUT NOTHING HELPED. THE PLANE ROLLED IN A GRASSY AREA AND STOPPED AT THE EDGE OF A BRUSHY AREA. THE REASON FOR AN IMMEDIATE L TURN IS UNCERTAIN BUT POSSIBILITIES ARE BRAKE MALFUNCTION, TIRE MALFUNCTION, WIND GUST, OR TIRE HIT A HOLE IN THE RWY. THERE WAS APPROX 1/4 OF RWY REMAINING WHEN THE PLANE STARTED THE L TURN. THE PLANE DID NOT FLIP OVER NOR DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE ENG OR PROP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A RENTAL AND THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND THE NOSE GEAR FIREWALL FITTINGS. THE RPTR SAID THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS ROUGH PAVEMENT AND THE NOSE GEAR HITTING A HOLE.

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.