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A B24 flight crew experienced directional control difficulties because of engine power interruption on takeoff. The captain rejected the takeoff and regained control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 785840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 785840 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On power-up for takeoff; #4 engine hiccupped causing the airplane to swerve hard to the right. PF elected to abort the takeoff; and tower was advised. The aircraft exited the runway off the right side into the grass. PF steered the aircraft between the runway edge lights exiting and re-entering the runway with no damage to aircraft or edge lights. Taxied back to apron and found the #4 fuel selector valve was faulty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B24 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE OF ENGINE POWER INTERRUPTION ON TAKEOFF. THE CAPTAIN REJECTED THE TAKEOFF AND REGAINED CONTROL.
Narrative: ON PWR-UP FOR TKOF; #4 ENG HICCUPPED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SWERVE HARD TO THE R. PF ELECTED TO ABORT THE TKOF; AND TWR WAS ADVISED. THE ACFT EXITED THE RWY OFF THE R SIDE INTO THE GRASS. PF STEERED THE ACFT BTWN THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS EXITING AND RE-ENTERING THE RWY WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR EDGE LIGHTS. TAXIED BACK TO APRON AND FOUND THE #4 FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FAULTY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.