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C402B instructor and student pilot reported a loss of directional control during taxi that resulted in nose gear collapse and a prop strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1587422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| 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 | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Total 750 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
After landing; the pilot flying taxied off the runway and proceeded to taxi straight down to the departure end of the runway. Out of nowhere; the airplane suddenly started to turn to the right. The student commented to me that 'I can't straighten out the nose.' I said 'I have the controls.' the student released the controls and I tried to get the airplane back on the taxiway center line; but at this point the right rudder was deflected full right. The airplane was on the grass. Then; I felt the nose dip down and collapse. The prop struck the ground and that's when we shut down both engines before any further damage. We then proceeded to secure and exit the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C402B instructor and student pilot reported a loss of directional control during taxi that resulted in nose gear collapse and a prop strike.
Narrative: After landing; the pilot flying taxied off the runway and proceeded to taxi straight down to the departure end of the runway. Out of nowhere; the airplane suddenly started to turn to the right. The student commented to me that 'I can't straighten out the nose.' I said 'I have the controls.' The student released the controls and I tried to get the airplane back on the taxiway center line; but at this point the right rudder was deflected full right. The airplane was on the grass. Then; I felt the nose dip down and collapse. The prop struck the ground and that's when we shut down both engines before any further damage. We then proceeded to secure and exit the airplane.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.