Narrative:

The turn to line up aircraft for takeoff was made at a higher than normal speed. While still in the turn lining up with centerline, the thrust levers were advanced about 1/2 way. The nose swung through centerline to a point approximately 45 degrees left of centerline. The aircraft was accelerating rapidly not aligned with the runway. The captain was looking at the tiller and abruptly moved it back to the right. I placed my hand on the thrust levers and said 'reduce the thrust.' the nose of the aircraft responded very quickly and I believe we did skid the nose tire. At that time we were beginning to align with the runway and were through about 100 KTS. The aircraft was very light and accelerating rapidly. I asked the captain 'do you want to do this?' and he responded 'yeah, we're ok, no.' the aircraft rotated and the remaining takeoff and climb out were normal including gear retraction. About 30 mins later, center advised us that an aircraft on the ground in ZZZ noticed the nosewheel off center about 45 degrees and saw smoke coming from the nose tires. We consulted with company and after evaluation of the WX in ZZZ1, elected to return to ZZZ. An emergency was declared. Fly-by was performed down runway 27 for observation by tower and crash fire rescue equipment. No abnormalities noted so we returned for normal landing. Maintenance personnel inspected the gear and tires after we cleared the runway and told us we were good to taxi in to the blocks.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED 30 MINS AFTER TKOF DUE TO A RPT FROM THE TWR OF SMOKE FROM THE NOSE GEAR ON TKOF. CAUSED BY NOSE GEAR SKIDDING ON HIGH SPD TURN ONTO RWY.

Narrative: THE TURN TO LINE UP ACFT FOR TKOF WAS MADE AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPD. WHILE STILL IN THE TURN LINING UP WITH CTRLINE, THE THRUST LEVERS WERE ADVANCED ABOUT 1/2 WAY. THE NOSE SWUNG THROUGH CTRLINE TO A POINT APPROX 45 DEGS L OF CTRLINE. THE ACFT WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. THE CAPT WAS LOOKING AT THE TILLER AND ABRUPTLY MOVED IT BACK TO THE R. I PLACED MY HAND ON THE THRUST LEVERS AND SAID 'REDUCE THE THRUST.' THE NOSE OF THE ACFT RESPONDED VERY QUICKLY AND I BELIEVE WE DID SKID THE NOSE TIRE. AT THAT TIME WE WERE BEGINNING TO ALIGN WITH THE RWY AND WERE THROUGH ABOUT 100 KTS. THE ACFT WAS VERY LIGHT AND ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. I ASKED THE CAPT 'DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS?' AND HE RESPONDED 'YEAH, WE'RE OK, NO.' THE ACFT ROTATED AND THE REMAINING TKOF AND CLBOUT WERE NORMAL INCLUDING GEAR RETRACTION. ABOUT 30 MINS LATER, CTR ADVISED US THAT AN ACFT ON THE GND IN ZZZ NOTICED THE NOSEWHEEL OFF CTR ABOUT 45 DEGS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE NOSE TIRES. WE CONSULTED WITH COMPANY AND AFTER EVALUATION OF THE WX IN ZZZ1, ELECTED TO RETURN TO ZZZ. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED DOWN RWY 27 FOR OBSERVATION BY TWR AND CFR. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED SO WE RETURNED FOR NORMAL LNDG. MAINT PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE GEAR AND TIRES AFTER WE CLRED THE RWY AND TOLD US WE WERE GOOD TO TAXI IN TO THE BLOCKS.

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.