ACR SMT LNDG ON SLICK RWY DRIFTED OFF SIDE AND DAMAGED RIGHT PROPELLER.

1988-01 · NASA ASRS report 80504

Date: 1988-01 · Aircraft: Small Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|other-runway-or-taxiway-excursion

Synopsis

ACR SMT LNDG ON SLICK RWY DRIFTED OFF SIDE AND DAMAGED RIGHT PROPELLER.

Narrative

NORMAL VFR APCH; NORMAL TOUCHDOWN CEZ RWY 21; 1000' DOWN RWY; ON CENTERLINE. NORMAL CALLS AND PROCS. F/O WAS PF. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN; F/O PLACED BOTH PWR LEVERS TO GND IDLE. CAPT CALLED; '2 BETA LIGHTS; 90 KTS.' AT 70 KTS CAPT CALLED; '70 KTS; I'VE GOT THE AIRPLANE.' F/O RESPONDS; 'YOUR AIRPLANE; SLICK RWY.' ACFT CONTINUED TO TRACK STRAIGHT ON RWY CENTERLINE. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING 40 KTS; ACFT BEGINS TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. F/O CALLED; '40 KTS.' AT 40 KTS ACFT BEGAN SHARPER TURN TO THE RIGHT. ACFT CONFIGN--FULL FLAPS; SPDS HIGH; NOSE WHEEL STEERING OFF. CAPT APPLIED FULL REVERSE; FULL LEFT RUDDER AND FULL BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. ACFT EXITED RIGHT SIDE OF RWY AT APPROX 30 KTS. ENGS DEVELOPING FULL REVERSE; RIGHT ENG EXPERIENCED A GND STRIKE (24' SNOWBANK). CAPT SHUT OFF BOTH ENGS USING MANUAL STOP/FEATHER KNOB AND CONTINUED TO SECURE THE ACFT. F/O OPENED MAIN CABIN DOOR; CHKED THE CONDITION OF THE PAX (5 TOTAL) AND ASSISTED THEM OUT AND AWAY FROM THE ACFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY EITHER OF THE CREW OF ANY OF THE PAX. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS--SNOW PACKED RWY; NARROW RWY; NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS NOT ARMED; NIGHT OPERATION; NOSE WHEEL STEERING HAD A HARD OVER 250 HRS PRIOR. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: INTENTIONAL INITIAL DRIFT TO RIGHT OF RWY; NOSE WHEEL STEERING NOT ARMED; FATIGUE (SIXTH LEG; 5.1 HRS; LAST LEG OF DAY); COMPANY PROC OF TRANSFERRING ACFT TO CAPT AT 70 KTS (PERHAPS DIFFICULT FOR CAPT TO REGAIN FEEL OF ACFT); LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING ACFT W/O NOSE WHEEL STEERING WHEN NWS IS NORMALLY USED AND GENERAL (OPERATING LARGE ACFT); CREWS WERE LEERY OF ANOTHER HARD OVER DESPITE NWS BEING REPLACED AND CLRD BY MAINT; AND TECHNIQUE--ONLY LEFT ENG REVERSE AND LEFT BRAKE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO CTL RIGHT YAWING MOVEMENT.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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