Narrative:

First officer, PF, reported loss of rudder/nosewheel authority/authorized at 60 KTS IAS during takeoff roll. Aircraft experienced no sudden movements to indicate wind affecting airplane. Aircraft drifted 10 ft off centerline. Would not return to centerline. I called the abort. Taxied back to gate. No abnormalities were found. First officer had over 500 hours in airplane. Wind was 270 degrees at 20 KTS gusting 32 KTS within demonstrated 27 KTS crosswind component taking off runway 33 at ZZZ. There were very dark clouds to the north over the mountains with tops of approximately 10000 ft and bases down to 1000 ft over the mountains. The clouds started about 10 mi north. The airport was VFR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 REJECTED TKOF AT 60 KTS DUE TO LOSS OF RUDDER NOSEWHEEL STEERING. NO MECHANICAL CAUSE FOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: FO, PF, RPTED LOSS OF RUDDER/NOSEWHEEL AUTH AT 60 KTS IAS DURING TKOF ROLL. ACFT EXPERIENCED NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS TO INDICATE WIND AFFECTING AIRPLANE. ACFT DRIFTED 10 FT OFF CTRLINE. WOULD NOT RETURN TO CTRLINE. I CALLED THE ABORT. TAXIED BACK TO GATE. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. FO HAD OVER 500 HRS IN AIRPLANE. WIND WAS 270 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTING 32 KTS WITHIN DEMONSTRATED 27 KTS XWIND COMPONENT TAKING OFF RWY 33 AT ZZZ. THERE WERE VERY DARK CLOUDS TO THE N OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH TOPS OF APPROX 10000 FT AND BASES DOWN TO 1000 FT OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE CLOUDS STARTED ABOUT 10 MI N. THE ARPT WAS VFR.

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.