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Commuter aircraft is misaligned on runway for takeoff by PIC on a night operation. First officer performs the takeoff and is corrected by PIC back to the centerline of runway after runway excursion had occurred. Takeoff was continued. Postflt inspection revealed aircraft damaged. Propeller struck runway light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356065 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ggg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 356065 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
When cleared for takeoff on runway 34L at intersection A6 at slc, ut, I (captain) lined the aircraft up for the first officer (PF). After rolling for a few seconds, I noticed we were not lined up on the runway centerline, but on the solid white line that is at the runway edge. The PF did not notice the misalignment until I said something ('you are not on centerline, slowly come to the left'). The PF maneuvered slightly left prior to our 'V1 rotate' call. We heard no sounds that were unusual. At the destination, upon propeller inspection, 1 blade had a ding in it and was missing a little exterior coating. We do not know if this was a result of hitting a taxi light on the runway edge or not. We thought it unusual that neither one of us recognized the misalignment sooner, and wonder if the runway markings were distinct enough.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER ACFT IS MISALIGNED ON RWY FOR TKOF BY PIC ON A NIGHT OP. FO PERFORMS THE TKOF AND IS CORRECTED BY PIC BACK TO THE CTRLINE OF RWY AFTER RWY EXCURSION HAD OCCURRED. TKOF WAS CONTINUED. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED ACFT DAMAGED. PROP STRUCK RWY LIGHT.
Narrative: WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 34L AT INTXN A6 AT SLC, UT, I (CAPT) LINED THE ACFT UP FOR THE FO (PF). AFTER ROLLING FOR A FEW SECONDS, I NOTICED WE WERE NOT LINED UP ON THE RWY CTRLINE, BUT ON THE SOLID WHITE LINE THAT IS AT THE RWY EDGE. THE PF DID NOT NOTICE THE MISALIGNMENT UNTIL I SAID SOMETHING ('YOU ARE NOT ON CTRLINE, SLOWLY COME TO THE L'). THE PF MANEUVERED SLIGHTLY L PRIOR TO OUR 'V1 ROTATE' CALL. WE HEARD NO SOUNDS THAT WERE UNUSUAL. AT THE DEST, UPON PROP INSPECTION, 1 BLADE HAD A DING IN IT AND WAS MISSING A LITTLE EXTERIOR COATING. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A RESULT OF HITTING A TAXI LIGHT ON THE RWY EDGE OR NOT. WE THOUGHT IT UNUSUAL THAT NEITHER ONE OF US RECOGNIZED THE MISALIGNMENT SOONER, AND WONDER IF THE RWY MARKINGS WERE DISTINCT ENOUGH.
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.