PA46 pilot had nosewheel steering problems at mei.

Attributes
ACN	498860
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mei.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mei.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 4225 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	498860
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Vectored to final runway 1 for visual, cleared to land. Everything normal (speed, glide path, checklist completed). Touchdown on runway centerline on main landing gear, nose lowered, nose gear touched down. Hard right, hard left rudder input to correct. Relaxed left rudder, hard right, full power, otherwise would depart runway. Go around, approach and touchdown normal. Nosewheel touchdown, same situation, go around. On downwind, stomped on left and right rudder pedals, limit flap, carry additional speed. Touchdown and landing rollout normal, taxi normal. Called manufacturer. Response team wanted to inspect. Aircraft returned to manufacturing plant for inspection, testing and evaluation. I have not been advised of findings other than nose gear rubbing cowling and lubrication needed. This could have been catastrophic. Thank god it wasn't. Actual cause of situation unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA46 PLT HAD NOSEWHEEL STEERING PROBS AT MEI.

Narrative: VECTORED TO FINAL RWY 1 FOR VISUAL, CLRED TO LAND. EVERYTHING NORMAL (SPD, GLIDE PATH, CHKLIST COMPLETED). TOUCHDOWN ON RWY CTRLINE ON MAIN LNDG GEAR, NOSE LOWERED, NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. HARD R, HARD L RUDDER INPUT TO CORRECT. RELAXED L RUDDER, HARD R, FULL PWR, OTHERWISE WOULD DEPART RWY. GAR, APCH AND TOUCHDOWN NORMAL. NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN, SAME SIT, GAR. ON DOWNWIND, STOMPED ON L AND R RUDDER PEDALS, LIMIT FLAP, CARRY ADDITIONAL SPD. TOUCHDOWN AND LNDG ROLLOUT NORMAL, TAXI NORMAL. CALLED MANUFACTURER. RESPONSE TEAM WANTED TO INSPECT. ACFT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURING PLANT FOR INSPECTION, TESTING AND EVALUATION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ADVISED OF FINDINGS OTHER THAN NOSE GEAR RUBBING COWLING AND LUBRICATION NEEDED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THANK GOD IT WASN'T. ACTUAL CAUSE OF SIT UNKNOWN.

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.