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Takeoff aborted -- air carrier aborts takeoff when the flight crew encounters directional control problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : eyw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3215 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 303152 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On the morning of apr/wed/95 at clt at approximately XA30 am local, first officer and myself were on takeoff roll on runway 18L when I aborted the takeoff. During the roll at 80 KTS, after moving my l-hand from the tiller wheel to the yoke, being it was my takeoff and my leg, the aircraft proceeded to abruptly pull to the left. I immediately corrected with right rudder and right aileron, performed the abort, and exited the runway without further occurrence. I immediately suspected wake turbulence and jet wash from a departing air carrier B737 in front of me and another air carrier B737 which had just landed on the intersecting runway 23 because both engines were producing even takeoff thrust, all trim wheels were in alignment, and the occurrence happened at the point where the runways intersected. I then determined the aircraft was safe for flight after taxiing back to parking, shutting it down, and inspecting it thoroughly. We then taxied out, took off, and finished the leg without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TKOF ABORTED -- ACR ABORTS TKOF WHEN THE FLC ENCOUNTERS DIRECTIONAL CTL PROBS.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF APR/WED/95 AT CLT AT APPROX XA30 AM LCL, FO AND MYSELF WERE ON TKOF ROLL ON RWY 18L WHEN I ABORTED THE TKOF. DURING THE ROLL AT 80 KTS, AFTER MOVING MY L-HAND FROM THE TILLER WHEEL TO THE YOKE, BEING IT WAS MY TKOF AND MY LEG, THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO ABRUPTLY PULL TO THE L. I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED WITH R RUDDER AND R AILERON, PERFORMED THE ABORT, AND EXITED THE RWY WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURRENCE. I IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED WAKE TURB AND JET WASH FROM A DEPARTING ACR B737 IN FRONT OF ME AND ANOTHER ACR B737 WHICH HAD JUST LANDED ON THE INTERSECTING RWY 23 BECAUSE BOTH ENGS WERE PRODUCING EVEN TKOF THRUST, ALL TRIM WHEELS WERE IN ALIGNMENT, AND THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT THE POINT WHERE THE RWYS INTERSECTED. I THEN DETERMINED THE ACFT WAS SAFE FOR FLT AFTER TAXIING BACK TO PARKING, SHUTTING IT DOWN, AND INSPECTING IT THOROUGHLY. WE THEN TAXIED OUT, TOOK OFF, AND FINISHED THE LEG WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.