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After landing at luk, C525 rolls out to the left despite right rudder inputs and strikes runway lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : luk.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bil.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet, C525/C526 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 21l other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 616655 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After touchdown at luk runway 20L, the aircraft began to drift to the left. I applied right rudder pressure, but the aircraft continued to the left. More pressure was applied to the right rudder pedal, but the aircraft continued to the left until the nose and left main gear left the runway and contact was made with several runway lights before I was able to get the aircraft back onto the runway. While I am not sure why the aircraft went to the left, it is possible that the left brake was sticking since there is a history of the brakes sticking on this aircraft. Another possibility is that the yaw dampner may have been inadvertently left engaged also. However, it was not on once I got back on the runway. There is no warning light to advise the pilot that the yaw dampner is engaged when the gear is down. It would be nice to have such a system,, or one that would automatically disengage the yaw dampner on touchdown such as some learjet models have installed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG AT LUK, C525 ROLLS OUT TO THE L DESPITE R RUDDER INPUTS AND STRIKES RWY LIGHTS.
Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT LUK RWY 20L, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE L. I APPLIED R RUDDER PRESSURE, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO THE L. MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE R RUDDER PEDAL, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO THE L UNTIL THE NOSE AND L MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RWY AND CONTACT WAS MADE WITH SEVERAL RWY LIGHTS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. WHILE I AM NOT SURE WHY THE ACFT WENT TO THE L, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE L BRAKE WAS STICKING SINCE THERE IS A HISTORY OF THE BRAKES STICKING ON THIS ACFT. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY IS THAT THE YAW DAMPNER MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY LEFT ENGAGED ALSO. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ON ONCE I GOT BACK ON THE RWY. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO ADVISE THE PLT THAT THE YAW DAMPNER IS ENGAGED WHEN THE GEAR IS DOWN. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SUCH A SYS,, OR ONE THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE THE YAW DAMPNER ON TOUCHDOWN SUCH AS SOME LEARJET MODELS HAVE INSTALLED.
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.