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B737 flight crew; taking off in a moderate right crosswind experienced a loss of control at 110 KIAS as the aircraft began to drift left. Takeoff was successfully aborted and flight towed to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 881851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ABQ.Airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 238 Flight Crew Type 6749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was heading down the runway for takeoff and had a right crosswind of 17 KTS gusting to 23 and a 4 KT tailwind. The aircraft performed normally until 110 KTS when it began to veer left. I tried to correct the problem to no avail; and it quickly became clear that the only option I had was to abort the takeoff or the aircraft would have veered into the dirt. I aborted the takeoff; brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway; followed company checklists and procedures for an aborted takeoff and brake cooling. I pulled the aircraft off the runway and didn't recognize any abnormal aircraft conditions. The fire department checked the brakes; and once they cleared us; we were towed in. The passengers were let off the aircraft; I did a writeup in the maintenance logbook; and later that evening maintenance began their duties on the aircraft. The reason for the loss of directional control of the aircraft is unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew; taking off in a moderate right crosswind experienced a loss of control at 110 KIAS as the aircraft began to drift left. Takeoff was successfully aborted and flight towed to the gate.
Narrative: I was heading down the runway for takeoff and had a right crosswind of 17 KTS gusting to 23 and a 4 KT tailwind. The aircraft performed normally until 110 KTS when it began to veer left. I tried to correct the problem to no avail; and it quickly became clear that the only option I had was to abort the takeoff or the aircraft would have veered into the dirt. I aborted the takeoff; brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway; followed Company checklists and procedures for an aborted takeoff and brake cooling. I pulled the aircraft off the runway and didn't recognize any abnormal aircraft conditions. The Fire Department checked the brakes; and once they cleared us; we were towed in. The passengers were let off the aircraft; I did a writeup in the maintenance logbook; and later that evening maintenance began their duties on the aircraft. The reason for the loss of directional control of the aircraft is unknown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.