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A king air becomes stuck in the mud after the right main gear leaves the paved surface of the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 649358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As I was taxiing for takeoff; my right landing gear came off the taxiway and got stuck in the mud. I was preparing the final takeoff checklist while the aircraft was rolling. I only took my eyes off the outside environment for what I thought was just a couple of seconds; but that was too long. The aircraft steered to the right without my catching it soon enough and the landing gear came off the concrete and into the mud. This was a self distracting situation and I should have completed the checklist prior to releasing the brakes. This thankfully did not disrupt operations at the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A KING AIR BECOMES STUCK IN THE MUD AFTER THE R MAIN GEAR LEAVES THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE TXWY.
Narrative: AS I WAS TAXIING FOR TKOF; MY R LNDG GEAR CAME OFF THE TXWY AND GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. I WAS PREPARING THE FINAL TKOF CHKLIST WHILE THE ACFT WAS ROLLING. I ONLY TOOK MY EYES OFF THE OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS; BUT THAT WAS TOO LONG. THE ACFT STEERED TO THE R WITHOUT MY CATCHING IT SOON ENOUGH AND THE LNDG GEAR CAME OFF THE CONCRETE AND INTO THE MUD. THIS WAS A SELF DISTRACTING SIT AND I SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THE CHKLIST PRIOR TO RELEASING THE BRAKES. THIS THANKFULLY DID NOT DISRUPT OPS AT THE ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.