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An air carrier DO328 hit standing puddles of water on his takeoff roll and the flight crew was caught off guard by the encounter. The flight crew complained to the departure controller and the reporter says this is a known condition at this airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chs |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 367150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During period of sustained rain, large puddles of water accumulate on runway 21. Air carrier mdt departing runway 21 ran through one of these puddles. Upon first talking with chs departure control, he notified the controller stating that 'the water caught him off guard and that it was a hazard.' this is a well known problem by local ATC management and the AFB with no changes pending.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DO328 HIT STANDING PUDDLES OF WATER ON HIS TKOF ROLL AND THE FLC WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE ENCOUNTER. THE FLC COMPLAINED TO THE DEP CTLR AND THE RPTR SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION AT THIS ARPT.
Narrative: DURING PERIOD OF SUSTAINED RAIN, LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER ACCUMULATE ON RWY 21. ACR MDT DEPARTING RWY 21 RAN THROUGH ONE OF THESE PUDDLES. UPON FIRST TALKING WITH CHS DEP CTL, HE NOTIFIED THE CTLR STATING THAT 'THE WATER CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD AND THAT IT WAS A HAZARD.' THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROB BY LCL ATC MGMNT AND THE AFB WITH NO CHANGES PENDING.
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.