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Flight crew of an atx small transport aircraft inadvertently took off with the rudder lock and were able to successfully return land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241366 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 241366 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 4150 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 241481 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Failed to remove rudder lock during preflight. Recognized situation after liftoff from runway 32. Requested to return for landing on runway 6L. Accomplished normal landing without incident. Cause: medevac flight that was rushed to get off the ground. Preflight inspection was incomplete. Correction action: our chief pilot discussed with me the importance of thoroughness when performing inspections and checklist items, regardless of the pressure to hurry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ATX SMT ACFT INADVERTENTLY TOOK OFF WITH THE RUDDER LOCK AND WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RETURN LAND.
Narrative: FAILED TO REMOVE RUDDER LOCK DURING PREFLT. RECOGNIZED SIT AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RWY 32. REQUESTED TO RETURN FOR LNDG ON RWY 6L. ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE: MEDEVAC FLT THAT WAS RUSHED TO GET OFF THE GND. PREFLT INSPECTION WAS INCOMPLETE. CORRECTION ACTION: OUR CHIEF PLT DISCUSSED WITH ME THE IMPORTANCE OF THOROUGHNESS WHEN PERFORMING INSPECTIONS AND CHKLIST ITEMS, REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE TO HURRY.
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.