- Date
- April 16, 1983, 08:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Dfw Airport, TX
- NTSB coordinates
- 36.3707, -94.5805 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N773FTDouglas DC-8-63F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830416020069I
- Case key
- 20777
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The captain said he was asked to expedite the takeoff because of traffic on short final so he advanced the throttles to partial power to make a rolling takeoff. The acft's nose wheel crossed the centerline of the runway to the right and the captain corrected back with nose wheel steering to the left. As the nosewheel reached the center line he tried to turn the nose wheel back to the right but the aircraft did not seem to respond and the nose continued to the left. The aircraft's speed was increasing and the power was still set. The captain placed both hands on the nose wheel steering but it would not move. He then ordered the first officer to reduce power. The captain then applied full right rudder and braking but was unable to stop the aircraft before it left the runway. When the aircraft was ferried for an inspection the co-pilot of that flight stated that the nosewheel steering, brakes and thrustreversers all operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N773FT
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8-63F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45966
- Engine
- P&W JT3D-7, 19,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Flying Tigerline Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- IAH · Houston, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DFW · Dfw Airport, runway 17L, 11,387 × 200 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,582 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DFW
FAA reports on this event · 1
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