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An air carrier pilot complains about the length and width of the mkk runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 275039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mkk |
| State Reference | HI |
| 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 | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12800 |
| ASRS Report | 275039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
We were instructed by mkk tower to back taxi runway 23 for takeoff on runway 5. While turning the aircraft at the end of the runway, the nosewheel locked in the full left position and the aircraft stopped. I tried to straighten the nosewheel while adding power, and because the nosewheel was very close to the runway edge, it skidded off. Mkk is a short narrow runway for a dc- 9-50, it is 100 ft wide and 4400 ft long. It takes a dc-9 96 ft to make a 180 degree turn which necessitates hugging the extreme side of the runway, which is difficult to determine, as well as having to rotate the nosewheel as far as it will go. This can cause the nosewheel to lock up. Also because the runway is short, a turn as close as possible to the end is attempted so as much runway can be available for takeoff. I don't think mkk was designed for an aircraft like a dc-9-50 and shouldn't be operated there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE MKK RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY MKK TWR TO BACK TAXI RWY 23 FOR TKOF ON RWY 5. WHILE TURNING THE ACFT AT THE END OF THE RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL LOCKED IN THE FULL L POS AND THE ACFT STOPPED. I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSEWHEEL WHILE ADDING PWR, AND BECAUSE THE NOSEWHEEL WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE RWY EDGE, IT SKIDDED OFF. MKK IS A SHORT NARROW RWY FOR A DC- 9-50, IT IS 100 FT WIDE AND 4400 FT LONG. IT TAKES A DC-9 96 FT TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN WHICH NECESSITATES HUGGING THE EXTREME SIDE OF THE RWY, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE, AS WELL AS HAVING TO ROTATE THE NOSEWHEEL AS FAR AS IT WILL GO. THIS CAN CAUSE THE NOSEWHEEL TO LOCK UP. ALSO BECAUSE THE RWY IS SHORT, A TURN AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE END IS ATTEMPTED SO AS MUCH RWY CAN BE AVAILABLE FOR TKOF. I DON'T THINK MKK WAS DESIGNED FOR AN ACFT LIKE A DC-9-50 AND SHOULDN'T BE OPERATED THERE.
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.