Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45; Flight Crew Total 1008; Flight Crew Type 45
Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Landed at ZZZ; Runway XXL; full flap landing. Touched down on centerline; short of the 1;000 feet marker. As plane rolled-out; plane deviated to right. Applied left rudder pedal to turn nose wheel back to center; but airplane continued to the right; in almost a skid motion. Released left rudder due to perceived unsafe condition. Checked to confirm feet not uneven braking. Began to apply even braking; but plane continued to [go] right. Released brakes; and confirmed feet off brakes. At [the] same time; confirmed throttle idle.Assessed situation for potential go-around; but speed was reduced and quickly approaching runway edge without noticeable correction to centerline. Determined go-around not feasible or safe. Once I assessed the plane was going to exit the centerline and enter the grass; I then confirmed throttle idle and attempted to once again straighten nose wheel and traversed through the grass between Taxiway XX and XY off XXL. Plane then exited grass onto Taxiway XZ and I was then able to stop safely; having been slowed by the grass. Fire services were dispatched to inspect the plane and Operations to inspect area and runway. Aircraft had no noticeable damage and no leaks. Operations did not note any parts on runway. Aircraft was able to taxi safely back to parking and nose wheel directional control was adequate.Unknown cause to incident. Maintenance was called to inspect plane. Inspection not complete. Consideration is being given to right main wheel pants catching the tire and creating a speed differential that induced the uncontrolled turn to the right that could not be corrected prior to exiting into the grass.
C182 pilot reported a runway excursion after the aircraft would not track straight on landing roll-out.