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Sa 226 merlin aircraft made a hard right turn off the runway during takeoff when the hydraulic nose wheel steering failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 788012 |
| 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 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Merlin III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 788012 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Wind calm. The merlin aircraft made a hard r-hand pull/turn into the grass area west of runway 16R. The hydraulic steering system in the SA226T failed during initial takeoff roll. The pilot could not overpower the system initiated turn. On takeoff roll; leave the system off and not armed. The system should only be used for taxi and parking. The system was armed for this takeoff roll.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SA 226 MERLIN ACFT MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN OFF THE RWY DURING TKOF WHEN THE HYDRAULIC NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED.
Narrative: WIND CALM. THE MERLIN ACFT MADE A HARD R-HAND PULL/TURN INTO THE GRASS AREA W OF RWY 16R. THE HYD STEERING SYS IN THE SA226T FAILED DURING INITIAL TKOF ROLL. THE PLT COULD NOT OVERPOWER THE SYS INITIATED TURN. ON TKOF ROLL; LEAVE THE SYS OFF AND NOT ARMED. THE SYS SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR TAXI AND PARKING. THE SYS WAS ARMED FOR THIS TKOF ROLL.
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.