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A PA-28 pilot lost control of his airplane on the landing roll; exited the runway and experienced a prop strike. The pilot reported a loss of rudder control during the event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 902143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 140 Flight Crew Type 140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While I was on final; 1/2 mile from the runway; I was experiencing turbulence and asked tower for a wind check. Tower stated the winds which seemed fine (below 10 KTS). I then landed at about 60-65 KTS. As soon as I landed I was experiencing bit of vibration from the rudder; so I removed the flaps (25 degrees) and was going to accelerate as I intended to perform a touch-and-go. Suddenly the aircraft started drifting to the left and I used rudder to control the drift and pressed both toe brakes trying to get the aircraft to a full stop. As I tried to stop the aircraft I lost all rudder (steering) control. I'm not sure it was on the runway or off the runway when I lost the rudder control. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and the prop had struck the ground. I cut the mixture; fuel pump; and master switch as the aircraft came to rest approximately 30 ft from the runway edge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-28 pilot lost control of his airplane on the landing roll; exited the runway and experienced a prop strike. The pilot reported a loss of rudder control during the event.
Narrative: While I was on final; 1/2 mile from the runway; I was experiencing turbulence and asked Tower for a wind check. Tower stated the winds which seemed fine (below 10 KTS). I then landed at about 60-65 KTS. As soon as I landed I was experiencing bit of vibration from the rudder; so I removed the flaps (25 degrees) and was going to accelerate as I intended to perform a touch-and-go. Suddenly the aircraft started drifting to the left and I used rudder to control the drift and pressed both toe brakes trying to get the aircraft to a full stop. As I tried to stop the aircraft I lost all rudder (steering) control. I'm not sure it was on the runway or off the runway when I lost the rudder control. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and the prop had struck the ground. I cut the mixture; fuel pump; and master switch as the aircraft came to rest approximately 30 FT from the runway edge.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.