Event Overview
A pilot was flying from his home airport to another airport to drop off a friend, who was to pick up another airplane. Upon landing at the other airport, the pilot noticed a nose wheel shimmy. He shut down the engine at the fixed base operator, and both he and the other pilot inspected the nose wheel. No issues were found.
Return Flight
When the friend was ready, both pilots departed in their separate airplanes to return to the home airport. The other airplane landed first. The accident pilot flew his approach to runway 6, which is 4,000 feet long, with the flaps set to 20 degrees.
Landing Incident
After touchdown, the nose of the airplane veered to the right. The pilot did not recall any shimmy of the nose wheel during this landing. He pulled back on the yoke to ease the nose up, but pulled back too hard, causing the airplane to become airborne again. He expected to touch down on the runway, but instead the airplane landed between the runway and taxiway, striking rocks.
Pilot's Statements
The pilot reported that he did not experience any other mechanical problems during the landing. He estimated the winds to be variable at 5 knots. Winds reported at the other airport, about 30 miles northeast, were from 120 degrees at 7 knots.