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A B737-200 flight crew struck a runway sign and numerous lights while attempting to take off from mdw. The right main gear tires were flat as a result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446188 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 446188 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain lined up for takeoff on right edge of runway, thinking the runway edge lights were centerline lights. The captain was flying this leg, initiated takeoff while I (first officer) was completing the checklist, asked me to set takeoff thrust and we immediately heard a loud bang. I called for abort. Captain aborted and we taxied back to the gate. The loud bang was the B737 running over a taxiway sign, then numerous lights. We never got above 40 KTS on speed. Only damage to plane was to the right main tires. The captain forgot to turn on lights and rushed the takeoff. My eyes were in the cockpit accomplishing the checklist and setting power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FLC STRUCK A RWY SIGN AND NUMEROUS LIGHTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM MDW. THE R MAIN GEAR TIRES WERE FLAT AS A RESULT.
Narrative: CAPT LINED UP FOR TKOF ON R EDGE OF RWY, THINKING THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS WERE CTRLINE LIGHTS. THE CAPT WAS FLYING THIS LEG, INITIATED TKOF WHILE I (FO) WAS COMPLETING THE CHKLIST, ASKED ME TO SET TKOF THRUST AND WE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD BANG. I CALLED FOR ABORT. CAPT ABORTED AND WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. THE LOUD BANG WAS THE B737 RUNNING OVER A TXWY SIGN, THEN NUMEROUS LIGHTS. WE NEVER GOT ABOVE 40 KTS ON SPD. ONLY DAMAGE TO PLANE WAS TO THE R MAIN TIRES. THE CAPT FORGOT TO TURN ON LIGHTS AND RUSHED THE TKOF. MY EYES WERE IN THE COCKPIT ACCOMPLISHING THE CHKLIST AND SETTING PWR.
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.