<< >> NASA ASRS Report 89119, June 1988

Commuter small transport takeoff abort when cockpit hatch came open, then hit runway light damaging propeller when left brake failed as they taxied back for another takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	89119
Time
Date	198806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3370 flight time type : 375
ASRS Report	89119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff roll crew hatch come open. We aborted takeoff with no problem. As we taxied back the captain, PIC, in the right seat lost left brake. While making a left turn heading for the runway, co-captain in left seat was talking to tower for takeoff clearance and did not hear the call to take over until several seconds later. Intercom is inoperative when transmitting on the radios. The co-captain proceeded to take evasive action to miss the taxi lights. Hit light and damaged the right propeller. FAA is investigating. There was a previous write up in logbook that morning by same crew. This matter was supposedly corrected and signed off.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT TKOF ABORT WHEN COCKPIT HATCH CAME OPEN, THEN HIT RWY LIGHT DAMAGING PROPELLER WHEN LEFT BRAKE FAILED AS THEY TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL CREW HATCH COME OPEN. WE ABORTED TKOF WITH NO PROB. AS WE TAXIED BACK THE CAPT, PIC, IN THE RIGHT SEAT LOST LEFT BRAKE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN HEADING FOR THE RWY, CO-CAPT IN LEFT SEAT WAS TALKING TO TWR FOR TKOF CLRNC AND DID NOT HEAR THE CALL TO TAKE OVER UNTIL SEVERAL SECS LATER. INTERCOM IS INOP WHEN XMITTING ON THE RADIOS. THE CO-CAPT PROCEEDED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS THE TAXI LIGHTS. HIT LIGHT AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT PROP. FAA IS INVESTIGATING. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS WRITE UP IN LOGBOOK THAT MORNING BY SAME CREW. THIS MATTER WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED AND SIGNED OFF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.