The crew of an E145 lost control of aircraft on landing, veering off right side of runway.

Attributes
ACN	505355
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other Other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1040 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	505355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	controller military : 5 flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	506594
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was normal and uneventful until touchdown. The landing was normal until the nose gear came down simultaneously with the deployment of the thrust reversers. At that time the aircraft jerked to the right. Corrections were made and held (ie, rudder, brakes, reversers), but the aircraft still veered towards the right side of the runway. The aircraft departed on the right side and came to a stop several hundred ft later. The evacuate/evacuation checklist was completed and the passenger were deplaned with airstairs and into a waiting bus. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that a maintenance check revealed the nose landing gear was the cause of the runway excursion. It was speculated by maintenance that the nose gear may have been turned to the right at touchdown. Reporter also stated that, prior nose landing gear problems had been experienced with this aircraft. The aircraft is reported as having been repaired and is back in service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CREW OF AN E145 LOST CTL OF ACFT ON LNDG, VEERING OFF R SIDE OF RWY.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE THRUST REVERSERS. AT THAT TIME THE ACFT JERKED TO THE R. CORRECTIONS WERE MADE AND HELD (IE, RUDDER, BRAKES, REVERSERS), BUT THE ACFT STILL VEERED TOWARDS THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT DEPARTED ON THE R SIDE AND CAME TO A STOP SEVERAL HUNDRED FT LATER. THE EVAC CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED WITH AIRSTAIRS AND INTO A WAITING BUS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT A MAINT CHK REVEALED THE NOSE LNDG GEAR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE RWY EXCURSION. IT WAS SPECULATED BY MAINT THAT THE NOSE GEAR MAY HAVE BEEN TURNED TO THE R AT TOUCHDOWN. RPTR ALSO STATED THAT, PRIOR NOSE LNDG GEAR PROBS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED WITH THIS ACFT. THE ACFT IS RPTED AS HAVING BEEN REPAIRED AND IS BACK IN SVC.

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.