19980110045809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-233 · San Francisco, CA · January 10, 1998

Date: January 10, 1998 · 00:24 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Francisco International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: SOKF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N981LR
Reported as: Airbus A320233
People aboard: 126
Fatal injuries: 0

N981LRRegistration cancelled Dec 21, 2005 · Airbus Industrie A320-233S/N 558 · Built 1995 Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-233 Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Captain rivera taxied his aircraft, flight lacsa 691, onto runway 10L for departure, aligning the nose wheel of the aircraft on the runway right edge line, not on the runway center line. This placed the right main landing gear off the runway hard surface during takeoff roll. Take off was aborted with minor aircraft damage and no injuries. Since the incident lacsa has provided this office with no information on the pilots, and not returned phone calls. Increased surveillance by this office on the operator at San Francisco, the resignation of the station manager and lacsa terminating service at this airport, has resulted in a recommendation of no further action to be taken by the FAA. This report will be forwarded to the costa rican caa for further action.

As the FAA filed it

CAPTAIN RIVERA TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT LACSA 691, ONTO RUNWAY 10L FOR DEPARTURE, ALIGNING THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT EDGE LINE, NOT ON THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THIS PLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY HARD SURFACE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED WITH MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. SINCE THE INCIDENT LACSA HAS PROVIDED THIS OFFICE WITH NO INFORMATION ON THE PILOTS, AND NOT RETURNED PHONE CALLS. INCREASED SURVEILLANCE BY THIS OFFICE ON THE OPERATOR AT SAN FRANCISCO, THE RESIGNATION OF THE STATION MANAGER AND LACSA TERMINATING SERVICE AT THIS AIRPORT, HAS RESULTED IN A RECOMMENDATION OF NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE FAA. THIS REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE COSTA RICAN CAA FOR FURTHER ACTION.