A320 is towed to gate after landing due to nose gear steering fault.

Attributes
ACN	770661
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdpc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdpc.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	770661
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the captain. The flight was uneventful until gear extension on arrival in mdpc. When the gear was extended we had a nosewheel steering fault. After touchdown the aircraft was tracking the centerline; no crosswind component. We exited on taxiway; stopped the aircraft and applied the parking brake. Then we followed the reset procedure. It was unsuccessful and at that time I called for a tug to tow us to parking. When tug arrived with our maintenance personnel; he advised us that nosewheel was 90 degrees from center. We were towed to our parking spot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 IS TOWED TO GATE AFTER LNDG DUE TO NOSE GEAR STEERING FAULT.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL GEAR EXTENSION ON ARR IN MDPC. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED WE HAD A NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAULT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT WAS TRACKING THE CTRLINE; NO XWIND COMPONENT. WE EXITED ON TXWY; STOPPED THE ACFT AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THEN WE FOLLOWED THE RESET PROC. IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND AT THAT TIME I CALLED FOR A TUG TO TOW US TO PARKING. WHEN TUG ARRIVED WITH OUR MAINT PERSONNEL; HE ADVISED US THAT NOSEWHEEL WAS 90 DEGS FROM CTR. WE WERE TOWED TO OUR PARKING SPOT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.