Flight crew of an atx small transport jet aborted takeoff after losing nosewheel steering and control of the aircraft direction resulting in the aircraft running off the side of the runway. There were no injuries or aircraft damage.

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Attributes
ACN	326753
Time
Date	199601
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aby airport : alb
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 23
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2150 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	326753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	326873
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff roll on runway 4 the aircraft being flown by the first officer was accelerating on takeoff when the steering abruptly turned the aircraft to left. The takeoff was immediately aborted and on the rollout the aircraft went through a grassy area without touching an object or occurring any damage and coming to a full stop. The problem was caused by the nosewheel steering breakers popping. The airplane was checked and had no damage. The steering worked properly after the circuit breakers were pushed back in. I believe that if a nosewheel steering light would have been installed the problem would have been noticed seconds before and we would have been able to keep the aircraft on the runway. I chose to let the aircraft run out through the small grassy area to prevent the aircraft from making a hard right turn and a possible cartwheel from the extreme force that would have been applied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN ATX SMT JET ABORTED TKOF AFTER LOSING NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND CTL OF THE ACFT DIRECTION RESULTING IN THE ACFT RUNNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL ON RWY 4 THE ACFT BEING FLOWN BY THE FO WAS ACCELERATING ON TKOF WHEN THE STEERING ABRUPTLY TURNED THE ACFT TO L. THE TKOF WAS IMMEDIATELY ABORTED AND ON THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT WENT THROUGH A GRASSY AREA WITHOUT TOUCHING AN OBJECT OR OCCURRING ANY DAMAGE AND COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING BREAKERS POPPING. THE AIRPLANE WAS CHKED AND HAD NO DAMAGE. THE STEERING WORKED PROPERLY AFTER THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PUSHED BACK IN. I BELIEVE THAT IF A NOSEWHEEL STEERING LIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED THE PROB WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED SECONDS BEFORE AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY. I CHOSE TO LET THE ACFT RUN OUT THROUGH THE SMALL GRASSY AREA TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM MAKING A HARD R TURN AND A POSSIBLE CARTWHEEL FROM THE EXTREME FORCE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED.

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.