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Captain of a B727 turned short during taxi, causing the left main gear to go off the taxiway onto the dirt. No damage to the wheels, or landing gear were observed by flight crew or maintenance personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso.airport |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 430591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 430911 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I landed on runway 23 at gso at night and proceeded along the parallel taxiway to intersection J3 to enter the ramp area. I was using the centerline and blue taxiway lights for guidance. I felt a 'dragging' 1/2 way through the turn which soon stopped and I proceeded to the gate. During the 'dragging,' I looked left to see a cause and remarked that 'at least it isn't a taxiway excursion' because the blue lights were well out from the left side of the aircraft. I went out to check the left gear and found a thin area of dust on each tire sidewall. Coordination with maintenance, ramp supervisor, and outbound captain concluded the aircraft was undamaged. The next morning, as I taxied out by the same intersection, I noticed a rut in the dirt near where I had been the night before. The taxiway lights are very far out in the dirt from the paved surface and useless as an aid to keep aircraft safely on concrete.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B727 TURNED SHORT DURING TAXI, CAUSING THE L MAIN GEAR TO GO OFF THE TXWY ONTO THE DIRT. NO DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS, OR LNDG GEAR WERE OBSERVED BY FLC OR MAINT PERSONNEL.
Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 23 AT GSO AT NIGHT AND PROCEEDED ALONG THE PARALLEL TXWY TO INTXN J3 TO ENTER THE RAMP AREA. I WAS USING THE CTRLINE AND BLUE TXWY LIGHTS FOR GUIDANCE. I FELT A 'DRAGGING' 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TURN WHICH SOON STOPPED AND I PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. DURING THE 'DRAGGING,' I LOOKED L TO SEE A CAUSE AND REMARKED THAT 'AT LEAST IT ISN'T A TXWY EXCURSION' BECAUSE THE BLUE LIGHTS WERE WELL OUT FROM THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. I WENT OUT TO CHK THE L GEAR AND FOUND A THIN AREA OF DUST ON EACH TIRE SIDEWALL. COORD WITH MAINT, RAMP SUPVR, AND OUTBOUND CAPT CONCLUDED THE ACFT WAS UNDAMAGED. THE NEXT MORNING, AS I TAXIED OUT BY THE SAME INTXN, I NOTICED A RUT IN THE DIRT NEAR WHERE I HAD BEEN THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE TXWY LIGHTS ARE VERY FAR OUT IN THE DIRT FROM THE PAVED SURFACE AND USELESS AS AN AID TO KEEP ACFT SAFELY ON CONCRETE.
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.