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An air carrier medium large transport got one of its landing gear into the mud while trying to make a very tight taxi turn at rst.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 239326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rst |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 17133 flight time type : 10722 |
| ASRS Report | 239326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
After the landing on runway 13, I taxied northwest on taxiway a. To avoid the tight turns on the ramp during parking, I chose to enter the ramp via taxiway east, which would also allow a straight approach into parking. The turn onto taxiway east is very sharp, approximately 135 degrees. During the right turn, the right main gear left the pavement and sank into the mud. Passenger were deplaned down the airstair and transported to the terminal. The aircraft was then secured. It is company policy to taxi with 1 engine for fuel conservation. To avoid the higher power settings required on the operating engine for tight maneuvering in parking areas, a straight-in approach to parking is desired. Recommendations: 1) taxi with all engines operating if tight turns are necessary during parking. 2) install paved fillet at junction of taxiway a and taxiway east at rst airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG GOT ONE OF ITS LNDG GEAR INTO THE MUD WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A VERY TIGHT TAXI TURN AT RST.
Narrative: AFTER THE LNDG ON RWY 13, I TAXIED NW ON TXWY A. TO AVOID THE TIGHT TURNS ON THE RAMP DURING PARKING, I CHOSE TO ENTER THE RAMP VIA TXWY E, WHICH WOULD ALSO ALLOW A STRAIGHT APCH INTO PARKING. THE TURN ONTO TXWY E IS VERY SHARP, APPROX 135 DEGS. DURING THE R TURN, THE R MAIN GEAR LEFT THE PAVEMENT AND SANK INTO THE MUD. PAX WERE DEPLANED DOWN THE AIRSTAIR AND TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL. THE ACFT WAS THEN SECURED. IT IS COMPANY POLICY TO TAXI WITH 1 ENG FOR FUEL CONSERVATION. TO AVOID THE HIGHER PWR SETTINGS REQUIRED ON THE OPERATING ENG FOR TIGHT MANEUVERING IN PARKING AREAS, A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO PARKING IS DESIRED. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) TAXI WITH ALL ENGS OPERATING IF TIGHT TURNS ARE NECESSARY DURING PARKING. 2) INSTALL PAVED FILLET AT JUNCTION OF TXWY A AND TXWY E AT RST ARPT.
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.