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An light transport aborted its takeoff and opted for the grass to the side of the runway instead of the river at the end of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 218960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 15. The captain was the PF. The first officer was the PNF. The PF advanced the power for takeoff. The PNF called clear panel, positive torque, both betas out, airspds alive, through 80 KTS. As airspeed reached approximately 90 KTS (which was approximately 10 KTS below V1) the PF aborted the takeoff and said we weren't getting enough power from the engines and to help him with the brakes. The PNF got on the brakes but is unsure of the effectiveness due to the brake shuttle valve. The aircraft began a curve to the right to avoid possible entry into the potomac river. The aircraft came to rest in the grass at the end of runway 15. After the engines were stopped and feathered. The aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed. There were no injuries and appeared to be no damage to the aircraft. We were near maximum gross weight with a tailwind. We should have used a longer runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LTT ABORTED ITS TKOF AND OPTED FOR THE GRASS TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY INSTEAD OF THE RIVER AT THE END OF THE RWY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 15. THE CAPT WAS THE PF. THE FO WAS THE PNF. THE PF ADVANCED THE PWR FOR TKOF. THE PNF CALLED CLR PANEL, POSITIVE TORQUE, BOTH BETAS OUT, AIRSPDS ALIVE, THROUGH 80 KTS. AS AIRSPD REACHED APPROX 90 KTS (WHICH WAS APPROX 10 KTS BELOW V1) THE PF ABORTED THE TKOF AND SAID WE WEREN'T GETTING ENOUGH PWR FROM THE ENGS AND TO HELP HIM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PNF GOT ON THE BRAKES BUT IS UNSURE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO THE BRAKE SHUTTLE VALVE. THE ACFT BEGAN A CURVE TO THE R TO AVOID POSSIBLE ENTRY INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AT THE END OF RWY 15. AFTER THE ENGS WERE STOPPED AND FEATHERED. THE ACFT WAS EVACED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND APPEARED TO BE NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. WE WERE NEAR MAX GROSS WT WITH A TAILWIND. WE SHOULD HAVE USED A LONGER RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.