2002-12 · NASA ASRS report 568418
SC7 PLT ABORTS TKOF DUE TO MECHANICAL PROB; LEAVES ACFT ON A TXWY; AND DEPARTS THE ARPT.
ON DEC/WED/02 AT XA00; I WAS TAKING OFF FROM RWY 36 AT ZZZ. AS I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE RWY; THE AIRPLANE STARTED SHAKING AND WAS VEERING OFF TO THE L. I PULLED THE PWR OFF. I NOTICED THAT THE L WING WAS LOWER AND I KNEW THAT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO THE L MAIN WHEEL. I THEN ADDED PWR TO THE L AND MADE MY WAY OFF THE RWY AND ONTO TXWY E OFF OF RWY 36. I SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND AS I WAS CLRING THE RWY; I TOLD ZJX WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND REQUESTED TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN. I CALLED GNV FSS AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON TXWY E AT RWY 36. I THEN LEFT THE AIRPLANE TO GO GET SOMEONE TO CHK FOR DEBRIS ON THE RWY. I WENT TO FLT LINE AND TOLD A FLT LINE WORKER WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I THEN FOUND A LIST OF NUMBERS BEHIND THE DESK AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AT ZZZ AND THE MGR OF THE FLT LINE AT HOME AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. BEFORE I GOT TO FLT LINE; I CALLED MY COMPANY AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED SO THEY COULD SEND MAINT OUT. I DID EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. I CALLED CTR AND FAA. I TOLD THE FIRE DEPT. I TOLD THE MGR OF FLT LINE AND WORKER AT FLT LINE AND I TOLD MY COMPANY. I LOOKED FOR THE NUMBER FOR THE ARPT AUTH AND I COULDN'T FIND IT. SO I LEFT THE SCENE. THE ACFT WAS SECURE AND EVERYONE KNEW. I THINK THAT SOMEBODY THAT I TALKED TO SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO STAY AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE ARPT AUTH. I THINK THAT WHEN I CALLED THE FAA; ZJX OR THE MGR OF FLT LINE THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE CALLED THE ARPT AUTH AND TOLD THEM AND FOR ME TO STAY AT THE ARPT. WHEN I CALLED THE FAA; THEY SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR SAFETY TO CLOSE THE TXWY.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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