A B737-100 lightly loaded on landing rollout experienced aircraft veering to the left with full right rudder and maximum right braking departed the runway 1800 ft from touchdown.

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Attributes
ACN	461610
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 238 flight time total : 5897 flight time type : 2390
ASRS Report	461610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	461754
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing from an ILS on runway 4R at ewr, the aircraft started to drift left. Even with full right rudder and full right braking, the aircraft veered further left and departed the runway -- coming to rest between runway 4R and taxiway P. As the PNF, I assisted the captain in using full right rudder. The aircraft came to rest with no damage. It appears that the left brake system locked on landing and at our light gross weight could not overcome the left drift. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B737-100 and was light. The reporter said on touchdown he experienced a gust that increased the airspeed by 14 KTS and the aircraft veered to the left. The reporter stated full right rudder and maximum right braking was used, but approximately 1800 ft from touchdown the aircraft departed the runway. The reporter said no injuries or damage to the aircraft occurred. The reporter said maintenance found no malfunction but did replace the right nose tire for scrubbing. The FAA investigated and classified the event as an incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-100 LIGHTLY LOADED ON LNDG ROLLOUT EXPERIENCED ACFT VEERING TO THE L WITH FULL R RUDDER AND MAX R BRAKING DEPARTED THE RWY 1800 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG FROM AN ILS ON RWY 4R AT EWR, THE ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT L. EVEN WITH FULL R RUDDER AND FULL R BRAKING, THE ACFT VEERED FURTHER L AND DEPARTED THE RWY -- COMING TO REST BTWN RWY 4R AND TXWY P. AS THE PNF, I ASSISTED THE CAPT IN USING FULL R RUDDER. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITH NO DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE L BRAKE SYS LOCKED ON LNDG AND AT OUR LIGHT GROSS WT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE L DRIFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B737-100 AND WAS LIGHT. THE RPTR SAID ON TOUCHDOWN HE EXPERIENCED A GUST THAT INCREASED THE AIRSPD BY 14 KTS AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE L. THE RPTR STATED FULL R RUDDER AND MAX R BRAKING WAS USED, BUT APPROX 1800 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY. THE RPTR SAID NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OCCURRED. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND NO MALFUNCTION BUT DID REPLACE THE R NOSE TIRE FOR SCRUBBING. THE FAA INVESTIGATED AND CLASSIFIED THE EVENT AS AN INCIDENT.

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.