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A BE58 freight pilot departing lck in early morning darkness used runway edge lights as centerline lights and damaged the aircraft. Fatigue is a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 658108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lck.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 283 flight time total : 1558 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 658108 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll at lck on runway 23R intersection departure from intersection D at XA57; pilot misjudged left borderline of runway to be centerline; struck 3 runway edge lights with left propeller and aborted takeoff. Causes include pilot fatigue; loss of situational awareness due to keeping attention inside of cockpit for the runway; checklist too long and confusion to precise location on runway from sitting too low in seat to see properly; and poor aircraft lighting. Corrective actions taken by the company include remedial fatigue training and situational awareness training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE58 FREIGHT PLT DEPARTING LCK IN EARLY MORNING DARKNESS USED RWY EDGE LIGHTS AS CTRLINE LIGHTS AND DAMAGED THE ACFT. FATIGUE IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL AT LCK ON RWY 23R INTXN DEP FROM INTXN D AT XA57; PLT MISJUDGED L BORDERLINE OF RWY TO BE CTRLINE; STRUCK 3 RWY EDGE LIGHTS WITH L PROP AND ABORTED TKOF. CAUSES INCLUDE PLT FATIGUE; LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DUE TO KEEPING ATTN INSIDE OF COCKPIT FOR THE RWY; CHKLIST TOO LONG AND CONFUSION TO PRECISE LOCATION ON RWY FROM SITTING TOO LOW IN SEAT TO SEE PROPERLY; AND POOR ACFT LIGHTING. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMPANY INCLUDE REMEDIAL FATIGUE TRAINING AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TRAINING.
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.