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Excursion from taxiway. Flight crew concentrating on straightening the nosewheel rolls off the taxiway and into the mud.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3ck |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4850 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 299360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 299361 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other 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:
While taxiing on a narrow taxiway, 25 ft wide, we stopped the aircraft approximately 3/4 of the way to perform checklist items. During a rudder boost test, the aircraft nose turned slightly to the left due to high power output on the right engine. While trying to straighten the nosewheel, the left main tires rolled off the taxiway and into the grass. Due to the recent unseasonably warm WX, the grass was extremely wet and soft. The left main immediately sunk into the wet grass. The aircraft was shut down, towed out of the grass by an aircraft tug. Maintenance inspected the left gear and found no damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXCURSION FROM TXWY. FLC CONCENTRATING ON STRAIGHTENING THE NOSEWHEEL ROLLS OFF THE TXWY AND INTO THE MUD.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON A NARROW TXWY, 25 FT WIDE, WE STOPPED THE ACFT APPROX 3/4 OF THE WAY TO PERFORM CHKLIST ITEMS. DURING A RUDDER BOOST TEST, THE ACFT NOSE TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE L DUE TO HIGH PWR OUTPUT ON THE R ENG. WHILE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSEWHEEL, THE L MAIN TIRES ROLLED OFF THE TXWY AND INTO THE GRASS. DUE TO THE RECENT UNSEASONABLY WARM WX, THE GRASS WAS EXTREMELY WET AND SOFT. THE L MAIN IMMEDIATELY SUNK INTO THE WET GRASS. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN, TOWED OUT OF THE GRASS BY AN ACFT TUG. MAINT INSPECTED THE L GEAR AND FOUND NO DAMAGE.
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.