# Incident 20080214012409I: Doug DC873F, Greensboro, NC, February 14, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2008, 23:27 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N806UP-2010-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 82 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080214012409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 2/14/2008 AT GREENSBORO, NC (GSO), AIRCRAFT N806UP BEGAN ITS TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RWY 5 AT 2327. APPROXIMATELY 800 FT INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 80 KTS, THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH L/H RUDDER INPUT AND/OR L/H NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AT THE 2000 FT MARKER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DEPARTING THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 5 AT THE 1000 FT MARKER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE. PILOT STATED DURING THE INTERVIEW THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE IN WORKING ORDER AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG PAGE REVEALED THAT THE CREW STATED THAT THE #4 ENGINE FAILED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. DURING THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE #4 MAIN FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY GAUGE AND FUEL STICK READINGS. REVIEW OF FUEL LOADING RECORDS REVEALED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE #4 MAIN FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO 3100 POUNDS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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