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Captain and co-captain of C560 veered off runway at vbt while attempting to turn around for takeoff following back taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vbt.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mmpr.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 597666 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | design : vbt.airport |
Narrative:
Back-taxiing on runway 36 to depart on runway 18. Co-captain was on right side of the runway and looked up to see if it was time to turn around and he veered off runway and we got stuck in mud. Resulted in airport closure. Airport needs a turnaround at end. Airport manager says it happens about 6 times a yr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT AND CO-CAPT OF C560 VEERED OFF RWY AT VBT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND FOR TKOF FOLLOWING BACK TAXI.
Narrative: BACK-TAXIING ON RWY 36 TO DEPART ON RWY 18. CO-CAPT WAS ON R SIDE OF THE RWY AND LOOKED UP TO SEE IF IT WAS TIME TO TURN AROUND AND HE VEERED OFF RWY AND WE GOT STUCK IN MUD. RESULTED IN ARPT CLOSURE. ARPT NEEDS A TURNAROUND AT END. ARPT MGR SAYS IT HAPPENS ABOUT 6 TIMES A YR.
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.