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Captain of air carrier light transport aircraft complained about the roughness of the runway during takeoff roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lft |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4100 |
| ASRS Report | 220261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
As we were accelerating down runway 04R, at lft, I was quickly reminded about the terrible condition of the runway surface. It has so many uneven, rough spots, valleys in it, as it intersects with runway 11. Our nose gear bottomed out at least 3 times. I was very close to aborting the takeoff. All I could do was just hold on! Even the flight attendant commented about it after takeoff. I will start refusing to takeoff from that runway; unless I do not have a choice. I told the tower about the runway condition and he acted surprised.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR LTT ACFT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ROUGHNESS OF THE RWY DURING TKOF ROLL.
Narrative: AS WE WERE ACCELERATING DOWN RWY 04R, AT LFT, I WAS QUICKLY REMINDED ABOUT THE TERRIBLE CONDITION OF THE RWY SURFACE. IT HAS SO MANY UNEVEN, ROUGH SPOTS, VALLEYS IN IT, AS IT INTERSECTS WITH RWY 11. OUR NOSE GEAR BOTTOMED OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO ABORTING THE TKOF. ALL I COULD DO WAS JUST HOLD ON! EVEN THE FLT ATTENDANT COMMENTED ABOUT IT AFTER TKOF. I WILL START REFUSING TO TKOF FROM THAT RWY; UNLESS I DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE. I TOLD THE TWR ABOUT THE RWY CONDITION AND HE ACTED SURPRISED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.