Narrative:

As we applied power for takeoff on runway 36R at cvg, aircraft began drifting to the left. (Winds were 280 at 10, sometimes as high as 13). I began applying right rudder but aircraft continued to the left. By the time I had applied full right rudder and gotten no response, I decided to abort the takeoff. I accomplished the abort with maximum braking and reverse with little or no effect. The aircraft departed the runway and rolled about 100 yards in the snow and stopped approximately 30-40 ft off the west side of the runway. Engine shutdown was accomplished. There were no passenger injuries and no damage to the aircraft. Cvg had been taking off and landing to the south for 2 days after an ice and snow storm and runway 18L was in fair shape. For some reason, they changed to a north operation just prior to our takeoff. We had received no braking reports for runway 36R. The very end of the runway was dry and bare, but only about 100- 200 ft down the runway, the surface was covered with solid ice and did not appear to have any sand on it. Outside air temperature was minus 6 degrees F. Obviously, as we started our takeoff roll, the aircraft began to 'wxvane' and since we did not have sufficient airspeed, the rudder was ineffective. Also, with the ice-covered runway, the nosewheel steering and brakes were also ineffective. I was not able to regain control of the aircraft and was only able to stop once we were off the side of the runway in the snow.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION DURING TKOF PROC. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: AS WE APPLIED PWR FOR TKOF ON RWY 36R AT CVG, ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE L. (WINDS WERE 280 AT 10, SOMETIMES AS HIGH AS 13). I BEGAN APPLYING R RUDDER BUT ACFT CONTINUED TO THE L. BY THE TIME I HAD APPLIED FULL R RUDDER AND GOTTEN NO RESPONSE, I DECIDED TO ABORT THE TKOF. I ACCOMPLISHED THE ABORT WITH MAX BRAKING AND REVERSE WITH LITTLE OR NO EFFECT. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY AND ROLLED ABOUT 100 YARDS IN THE SNOW AND STOPPED APPROX 30-40 FT OFF THE W SIDE OF THE RWY. ENG SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THERE WERE NO PAX INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. CVG HAD BEEN TAKING OFF AND LNDG TO THE S FOR 2 DAYS AFTER AN ICE AND SNOW STORM AND RWY 18L WAS IN FAIR SHAPE. FOR SOME REASON, THEY CHANGED TO A N OP JUST PRIOR TO OUR TKOF. WE HAD RECEIVED NO BRAKING RPTS FOR RWY 36R. THE VERY END OF THE RWY WAS DRY AND BARE, BUT ONLY ABOUT 100- 200 FT DOWN THE RWY, THE SURFACE WAS COVERED WITH SOLID ICE AND DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY SAND ON IT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS MINUS 6 DEGS F. OBVIOUSLY, AS WE STARTED OUR TKOF ROLL, THE ACFT BEGAN TO 'WXVANE' AND SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPD, THE RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE. ALSO, WITH THE ICE-COVERED RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALSO INEFFECTIVE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP ONCE WE WERE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY IN THE SNOW.

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.