A C210 lands with damaged nosewheel resulting in a ground loop on the runway. Damage alleged to have...

Attributes
ACN	518640
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gso.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	518640
Person 2
Function	other personnel oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Plane left parked on ramp in front of FBO. Parking brake set. Doors and windows open. Borrowed automatic from FBO to take passenger to commercial terminal. Informed FBO I would be gone about 30 mins. Asked if plane positioned ok to leave, since FBO has huge ramp/parking area. Told aircraft was fine. Only 2 other planes in area in front of FBO. Returned 25 mins later. Plane had been towed to edge of ramp area (only 3 aircraft on huge parking space). Severe wobble on takeoff. Called to tower to notify of problem. Gear would not retract. Offered expedited handling for immediate landing. Declined. Flew to home base with gear down. Made precautionary pass and told gear appeared to be down, but front gear canted to left. Emergency gear rolled out, stall touchdown in nose high attitude till could not keep nosewheel off ground. (Ground down tail tie-down loop and replacement cost has not been figured into this bill.) plane began ground loop to left. Hard right braking stopped aircraft at 180 degree turn. Mechanic inspected and repaired (parts sent to you). Originally mr X said his insurance would handle, then denied any responsibility. See enclosed letter retraction arm snapped cleanly into two. No wear noted. Remedial action: very closed inspection of all viable parts of aircraft after anyone touches/handles it. Do not 'just run the checklist.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 LANDS WITH DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL RESULTING IN A GND LOOP ON THE RWY. DAMAGE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TOWING OF ACFT PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: PLANE LEFT PARKED ON RAMP IN FRONT OF FBO. PARKING BRAKE SET. DOORS AND WINDOWS OPEN. BORROWED AUTO FROM FBO TO TAKE PAX TO COMMERCIAL TERMINAL. INFORMED FBO I WOULD BE GONE ABOUT 30 MINS. ASKED IF PLANE POSITIONED OK TO LEAVE, SINCE FBO HAS HUGE RAMP/PARKING AREA. TOLD ACFT WAS FINE. ONLY 2 OTHER PLANES IN AREA IN FRONT OF FBO. RETURNED 25 MINS LATER. PLANE HAD BEEN TOWED TO EDGE OF RAMP AREA (ONLY 3 ACFT ON HUGE PARKING SPACE). SEVERE WOBBLE ON TKOF. CALLED TO TWR TO NOTIFY OF PROB. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. OFFERED EXPEDITED HANDLING FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG. DECLINED. FLEW TO HOME BASE WITH GEAR DOWN. MADE PRECAUTIONARY PASS AND TOLD GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT FRONT GEAR CANTED TO L. EMER GEAR ROLLED OUT, STALL TOUCHDOWN IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TILL COULD NOT KEEP NOSEWHEEL OFF GND. (GND DOWN TAIL TIE-DOWN LOOP AND REPLACEMENT COST HAS NOT BEEN FIGURED INTO THIS BILL.) PLANE BEGAN GND LOOP TO L. HARD R BRAKING STOPPED ACFT AT 180 DEG TURN. MECH INSPECTED AND REPAIRED (PARTS SENT TO YOU). ORIGINALLY MR X SAID HIS INSURANCE WOULD HANDLE, THEN DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. SEE ENCLOSED LETTER RETRACTION ARM SNAPPED CLEANLY INTO TWO. NO WEAR NOTED. REMEDIAL ACTION: VERY CLOSED INSPECTION OF ALL VIABLE PARTS OF ACFT AFTER ANYONE TOUCHES/HANDLES IT. DO NOT 'JUST RUN THE CHKLIST.'

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.

A C210 lands with damaged nosewheel resulting in a ground loop on the runway. Damage alleged to have been caused by towing of aircraft prior to departure.