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A newly acquired bellanca super viking swerves off runway upon landing due to a low nosewheel strut repair problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 609786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Turbo-Viking |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 609786 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
My first flight in a newly purchased bellanca super viking from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2. I had received 3 days instructions prior to flight, including 8-10 takeoff/lndgs. Landing approach for fuel at ZZZ was fine. At touchdown, the plane began a drift to right. Correction produced a drift to left, then swerved left to right. Ran off runway across area and onto taxiway. Taxiway light poked hole in fabric cover on right flap. No other damage. Noticed gear door on right side touching tire. A&P removed gear door. Next day flew to ZZZ2 with gear down. Gear check at ZZZ2 revealed no air in strut and bushings worn, allowing wheel to wobble back and forth. I feel this effected control on landing. Am having gear undergo intensive inspection and overhauling. This airplane was damaged by former owner's a&P on feb/wed/04. I took delivery on feb/sun/04 and had no reason to check condition of gear strut. Do not have report on possible leak at this time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A NEWLY ACQUIRED BELLANCA SUPER VIKING SWERVES OFF RWY UPON LNDG DUE TO A LOW NOSEWHEEL STRUT REPAIR PROB.
Narrative: MY FIRST FLT IN A NEWLY PURCHASED BELLANCA SUPER VIKING FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2. I HAD RECEIVED 3 DAYS INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO FLT, INCLUDING 8-10 TKOF/LNDGS. LNDG APCH FOR FUEL AT ZZZ WAS FINE. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE BEGAN A DRIFT TO R. CORRECTION PRODUCED A DRIFT TO L, THEN SWERVED L TO R. RAN OFF RWY ACROSS AREA AND ONTO TXWY. TXWY LIGHT POKED HOLE IN FABRIC COVER ON R FLAP. NO OTHER DAMAGE. NOTICED GEAR DOOR ON R SIDE TOUCHING TIRE. A&P REMOVED GEAR DOOR. NEXT DAY FLEW TO ZZZ2 WITH GEAR DOWN. GEAR CHK AT ZZZ2 REVEALED NO AIR IN STRUT AND BUSHINGS WORN, ALLOWING WHEEL TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH. I FEEL THIS EFFECTED CTL ON LNDG. AM HAVING GEAR UNDERGO INTENSIVE INSPECTION AND OVERHAULING. THIS AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED BY FORMER OWNER'S A&P ON FEB/WED/04. I TOOK DELIVERY ON FEB/SUN/04 AND HAD NO REASON TO CHK CONDITION OF GEAR STRUT. DO NOT HAVE RPT ON POSSIBLE LEAK AT THIS TIME.
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.