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The first officer of a tri-motor ford FD5 lost directional control of the aircraft during landing resulting in the aircraft going off the side of the runway wherein the captain took over control and brought the aircraft to a stop. There was no damage to the aircraft or airport property.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413873 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : adg |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 11900 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 413873 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly 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:
During landing roll while the aircraft was being flown by the copilot, the aircraft drifted to the left edge of the runway. I corrected the situation by using differential power (ie, the left engine). The copilot then applied heavy braking. The aircraft again turned to the left upon which time I took control of the aircraft and allowed the aircraft to leave the hard surface runway (aircraft now going approximately 20 KTS) onto a sod runway that runs adjacent to the hard surface runway we were landing on, and brought the aircraft to a stop with no damage to the aircraft or airport property. Cause of the problem was due to the fact the copilot was using incorrect seat cushions in the copilot's seat to allow for full rudder and full brake application (the FD-5 seats are non adjustable). Corrective action: assure that all pilots can operate the controls fully prior to flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FO OF A TRI-MOTOR FORD FD5 LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG RESULTING IN THE ACFT GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY WHEREIN THE CAPT TOOK OVER CTL AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ARPT PROPERTY.
Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLL WHILE THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE COPLT, THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE L EDGE OF THE RWY. I CORRECTED THE SIT BY USING DIFFERENTIAL PWR (IE, THE L ENG). THE COPLT THEN APPLIED HVY BRAKING. THE ACFT AGAIN TURNED TO THE L UPON WHICH TIME I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND ALLOWED THE ACFT TO LEAVE THE HARD SURFACE RWY (ACFT NOW GOING APPROX 20 KTS) ONTO A SOD RWY THAT RUNS ADJACENT TO THE HARD SURFACE RWY WE WERE LNDG ON, AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ARPT PROPERTY. CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS DUE TO THE FACT THE COPLT WAS USING INCORRECT SEAT CUSHIONS IN THE COPLT'S SEAT TO ALLOW FOR FULL RUDDER AND FULL BRAKE APPLICATION (THE FD-5 SEATS ARE NON ADJUSTABLE). CORRECTIVE ACTION: ASSURE THAT ALL PLTS CAN OPERATE THE CTLS FULLY PRIOR TO FLT.
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.