Narrative:

During touch-and-go landing on runway 22 at acy, the right engine autofeathered when power was advanced for the takeoff and at a speed below V1. During the aborted takeoff maneuver, the aircraft departed the right side of the runway and got stuck in the sod. Aircraft had to be towed out. Operational procedure calls for autofeather to be off during touch-and-goes (it was overlooked on checklist). PF (PIC) was in right seat getting ready for some instructional assignments, therefore did not have direct use of the tiller. CRM with pilot (sic) in left should have been better. Supplemental information from acn 480391: pilots were conducting a routine training mission in a closed traffic pattern for runway 22 at acy. Touch-and-go procedures were being conducted. PF at the time of the incident was the PIC, flying from the right seat. The sic was performing PNF duties from the left seat. The aircraft touched down normally in the landing confign and the transition to takeoff confign was accomplished. Upon application of maximum power with both power levers, an inadvertent autofeather of the right engine was experienced. The aircraft yawed to the right and proceeded into the grass to the right side of the runway before the crew could establish sufficient directional control to keep the aircraft on the runway. Since the ground was soft and muddy, a tow by maintenance personnel was required to clear the runway area. No injuries occurred and no damage to the aircraft or ground facilities was noted. Better CRM may have allowed the crew to keep the aircraft on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CVLT CREW LOST ACFT CTL AND HAD RWY EXCURSION AT ACY.

Narrative: DURING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG ON RWY 22 AT ACY, THE R ENG AUTOFEATHERED WHEN PWR WAS ADVANCED FOR THE TKOF AND AT A SPD BELOW V1. DURING THE ABORTED TKOF MANEUVER, THE ACFT DEPARTED THE R SIDE OF THE RWY AND GOT STUCK IN THE SOD. ACFT HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. OPERATIONAL PROC CALLS FOR AUTOFEATHER TO BE OFF DURING TOUCH-AND-GOES (IT WAS OVERLOOKED ON CHKLIST). PF (PIC) WAS IN R SEAT GETTING READY FOR SOME INSTRUCTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS, THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE DIRECT USE OF THE TILLER. CRM WITH PLT (SIC) IN L SHOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 480391: PLTS WERE CONDUCTING A ROUTINE TRAINING MISSION IN A CLOSED TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 22 AT ACY. TOUCH-AND-GO PROCS WERE BEING CONDUCTED. PF AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE PIC, FLYING FROM THE R SEAT. THE SIC WAS PERFORMING PNF DUTIES FROM THE L SEAT. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY IN THE LNDG CONFIGN AND THE TRANSITION TO TKOF CONFIGN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. UPON APPLICATION OF MAX PWR WITH BOTH PWR LEVERS, AN INADVERTENT AUTOFEATHER OF THE R ENG WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R AND PROCEEDED INTO THE GRASS TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY BEFORE THE CREW COULD ESTABLISH SUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CTL TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY. SINCE THE GND WAS SOFT AND MUDDY, A TOW BY MAINT PERSONNEL WAS REQUIRED TO CLR THE RWY AREA. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR GND FACILITIES WAS NOTED. BETTER CRM MAY HAVE ALLOWED THE CREW TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY.

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.