C210 pilot landing behind dash 8 departure loses control and departs runway.

Attributes
ACN	728258
Time
Date	200702
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
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	728258
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway incursion : taxiway inflight encounter : wake turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was on a visual approach into ZZZ; following an airbus 319; and a dash 8 departed prior to my landing. I flew a higher than normal approach to avoid any wake turbulence. Just after I touched down; the plane veered off to the left. I was unable to keep it on the runway and I exited the runway into the grass before coming to a stop on the taxiway. I did not hit any runway or taxi lights and there was no damage to the aircraft. The conclusion that I have come up with is that I either got a gust of wind or wake turbulence and the shimmy damper on the aircraft was not working properly and caused the nosewheel to veer to the left. The plane will be thoroughly inspected by a mechanic to prevent any further incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT LNDG BEHIND DASH 8 DEP LOSES CTL AND DEPARTS RWY.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VISUAL APCH INTO ZZZ; FOLLOWING AN AIRBUS 319; AND A DASH 8 DEPARTED PRIOR TO MY LNDG. I FLEW A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APCH TO AVOID ANY WAKE TURB. JUST AFTER I TOUCHED DOWN; THE PLANE VEERED OFF TO THE L. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE RWY AND I EXITED THE RWY INTO THE GRASS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE TXWY. I DID NOT HIT ANY RWY OR TAXI LIGHTS AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAVE COME UP WITH IS THAT I EITHER GOT A GUST OF WIND OR WAKE TURB AND THE SHIMMY DAMPER ON THE ACFT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL TO VEER TO THE L. THE PLANE WILL BE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED BY A MECH TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.