20010309005759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dorner DO328100 · Denver, CO · March 9, 2001

Date
March 9, 2001 · 21:06 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
A6WA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N337PH
Reported as
Dorner DO328100
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,689 total1,162 in this make and model252 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The crew was assigned runway 35L at den. Both crewmembers noted the more than usual air traffic congestion. They were both aware of preceding traffic and traffic in trail of their aircraft. The preceding aircraft was a Boeing 777. Upon touch down of hte main landing gear the tower asked the crew to make the first available taxi way traffic in trail is on short final. The first officer replied with we will try. In an effort to comply with the towers request the captain applied an ample amount of reverse thrust and applied the appropriate braking. The captain called for condition levers to min. The aircraft immediately yawed 45 degrees to the right. The captain tried to recover the aircraft with opposite rudder and aileron inouts. He realized that a jeppesen chart manual had slid forward during the deceleration and came in contact with the nose wheel steering tiller. The aircraft veered back to the left spinning around 160 degrees facing the arrival end of the runway. It the departed the runway surface and came to an abrupt stop in the grass. The first officer notified the tower that their aircraft was still on the runway and that they would need assistance. The c aptain at this time was pushing the engine fire pb's and moved the condition levers to fuel off. The crew waited for the propellers to stop and assess no fire danger. They also made sure the go around traffic was no factor before the evacuation command was given. The captain told the fa to evacuate out the left side and told the fo to run the emergency evacuation checklist. The captain stepped into the cabin doorway to check the progress of the evacuation. Having accomplished a safe evac. The captain returned his attention to the cockpit and deplaned with the fo. The crew moved the passengers back away from the aircraft and checked for injuries. The fa complained of some neck pain, and was later taken to the hospital to be checked over. The FAA arrrived on the scene around 2200 MST. The crew cooperated fully and gave statements as to what happened. On the advise of dispatch the crew removed themselves from the scene to the nearby fire house and awaited further instructions. Later the den fleet manager john everhart met up with the crew and took them for their drug screen. The crew was then released from duty.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CREW WAS ASSIGNED RUNWAY 35L AT DEN. BOTH CREWMEMBERS NOTED THE MORE THAN USUAL AIR TRAFFIC CONGESTION. THEY WERE BOTH AWARE OF PRECEDING TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC IN TRAIL OF THEIR AIRCRAFT. THE PRECEDING AIRCRAFT WAS A BOEING 777. UPON TOUCH DOWN OF HTE MAIN LANDING GEAR THE TOWER ASKED THE CREW TO MAKE THE FIRST AVAILABLE TAXI WAY TRAFFIC IN TRAIL IS ON SHORT FINAL. THE FIRST OFFICER REPLIED WITH WE WILL TRY. IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE TOWERS REQUEST THE CAPTAIN APPLIED AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF REVERSE THRUST AND APPLIED THE APPROPRIATE BRAKING. THE CAPTAIN CALLED FOR CONDITION LEVERS TO MIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY YAWED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE CAPTAIN TRIED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER AND AILERON INOUTS. HE REALIZED THAT A JEPPESEN CHART MANUAL HAD SLID FORWARD DURING THE DECELERATION AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING TILLER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED BACK TO THE LEFT SPINNING AROUND 160 DEGREES FACING THE ARRIVAL END OF THE RUNWAY. IT THE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN THE GRASS. THE FIRST OFFICER NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT THEIR AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED ASSISTANCE. THE C APTAIN AT THIS TIME WAS PUSHING THE ENGINE FIRE PB'S AND MOVED THE CONDITION LEVERS TO FUEL OFF. THE CREW WAITED FOR THE PROPELLERS TO STOP AND ASSESS NO FIRE DANGER. THEY ALSO MADE SURE THE GO AROUND TRAFFIC WAS NO FACTOR BEFORE THE EVACUATION COMMAND WAS GIVEN. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FA TO EVACUATE OUT THE LEFT SIDE AND TOLD THE FO TO RUN THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION CHECKLIST. THE CAPTAIN STEPPED INTO THE CABIN DOORWAY TO CHECK THE PROGRESS OF THE EVACUATION. HAVING ACCOMPLISHED A SAFE EVAC. THE CAPTAIN RETURNED HIS ATTENTION TO THE COCKPIT AND DEPLANED WITH THE FO. THE CREW MOVED THE PASSENGERS BACK AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR INJURIES. THE FA COMPLAINED OF SOME NECK PAIN, AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OVER. THE FAA ARRRIVED ON THE SCENE AROUND 2200 MST. THE CREW COOPERATED FULLY AND GAVE STATEMENTS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. ON THE ADVISE OF DISPATCH THE CREW REMOVED THEMSELVES FROM THE SCENE TO THE NEARBY FIRE HOUSE AND AWAITED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. LATER THE DEN FLEET MANAGER JOHN EVERHART MET UP WITH THE CREW AND TOOK THEM FOR THEIR DRUG SCREEN. THE CREW WAS THEN RELEASED FROM DUTY.