A dornier 328 on landing lost steering control with aircraft veering to the right stopping at edge of runway damaging a runway light. Caused by steering tiller malfunction.

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Attributes
ACN	530820
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
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 : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	530820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	530819
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Flew visual approach to runway 10L; at ZZZ airport. Captain was PF and I was PNF. Touchdown was normal. Upon initiation of nosewheel steering, aircraft pulled 45 degrees to the right. Captain applied maximum reverse and maximum brakes and attempted to return the aircraft to the centerline with use of rudder and tiller. I attempted to xctl with the yoke and rudder and applied brakes as well. Aircraft was unresponsive and came to rest at edge of runway, breaking 1 runway light. Aircraft was inspected on runway and no damage was found. Aircraft taxied to gate with no further incidents. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the nose steering tiller wheel was not adjusted to the actual position of the nose gear wheels. The reporter said when the steering tiller was centered the nose gear was in a 5 degree right turn. The reporter stated no damage was incurred to the aircraft but a runway light was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DORNIER 328 ON LNDG LOST STEERING CTL WITH ACFT VEERING TO THE R STOPPING AT EDGE OF RWY DAMAGING A RWY LIGHT. CAUSED BY STEERING TILLER MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: FLEW VISUAL APCH TO RWY 10L; AT ZZZ ARPT. CAPT WAS PF AND I WAS PNF. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. UPON INITIATION OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING, ACFT PULLED 45 DEGS TO THE R. CAPT APPLIED MAX REVERSE AND MAX BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE ACFT TO THE CTRLINE WITH USE OF RUDDER AND TILLER. I ATTEMPTED TO XCTL WITH THE YOKE AND RUDDER AND APPLIED BRAKES AS WELL. ACFT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND CAME TO REST AT EDGE OF RWY, BREAKING 1 RWY LIGHT. ACFT WAS INSPECTED ON RWY AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ACFT TAXIED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE NOSE STEERING TILLER WHEEL WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE ACTUAL POS OF THE NOSE GEAR WHEELS. THE RPTR SAID WHEN THE STEERING TILLER WAS CTRED THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN A 5 DEG R TURN. THE RPTR STATED NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE ACFT BUT A RWY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED.

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.