<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1658514, June 2019

Multi-engine warbird captain reported the flying first officer lost directional control on the landing roll; probably related to improper rudder use.

Attributes
ACN	1658514
Time
Date	201906
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 92 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 85
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Landing after a visual approach in good VFR weather conditions. Copilot was new to aircraft and after being trained; briefed and instructed to 'block the rudders' during the latter portion of the landing rollout he instead manipulated the rudders in an attempt to steer the aircraft; this action made reaching the brake pedals very difficult for the pilot. This combination of opposing rudder control and brake inputs induced a series of swerves that finally resulted in the aircraft stopping on the runway approximately 60 degrees off the runway heading. After the aircraft stopped the controls were locked and the aircraft was taxied off the runway. No aircraft damage was noted. No passengers were injured.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Multi-engine warbird Captain reported the flying First Officer lost directional control on the landing roll; probably related to improper rudder use.

Narrative: Landing after a visual approach in good VFR weather conditions. Copilot was new to aircraft and after being trained; briefed and instructed to 'block the rudders' during the latter portion of the landing rollout he instead manipulated the rudders in an attempt to steer the aircraft; this action made reaching the brake pedals very difficult for the pilot. This combination of opposing rudder control and brake inputs induced a series of swerves that finally resulted in the aircraft stopping on the runway approximately 60 degrees off the runway heading. After the aircraft stopped the controls were locked and the aircraft was taxied off the runway. No aircraft damage was noted. No passengers were injured.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.