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A DA50 at start of takeoff roll. The takeoff was rejected due to the first officer's left rudder pedal interfering with pedestal trim.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 621504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : evv.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 other : 201 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4070 flight time type : 1540 |
| ASRS Report | 621504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 621369 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aborted takeoff because of stuck rudder pedal. The left co-pilot's pedal got stuck behind a piece of trim on the forward center pedestal. Oddly, the taxi control check worked, but on takeoff, the pedal stuck and would not allow the rudder to move. The captain was in the left seat performing the takeoff, and as soon as we began the roll, he said he had no rudder movement and called the abort with full steering control using the tiller. We exited the runway safely, discovered the problem and corrected it by moving the rudder pedals on the co-pilot's side closer to the seat. There was no compromise of safety in the occurrence and the problem was addressed with maintenance at home to correct the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DA50 AT START OF TKOF ROLL. THE TKOF WAS REJECTED DUE TO THE FO'S L RUDDER PEDAL INTERFERING WITH PEDESTAL TRIM.
Narrative: ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE OF STUCK RUDDER PEDAL. THE L CO-PLT'S PEDAL GOT STUCK BEHIND A PIECE OF TRIM ON THE FORWARD CTR PEDESTAL. ODDLY, THE TAXI CTL CHK WORKED, BUT ON TKOF, THE PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE RUDDER TO MOVE. THE CAPT WAS IN THE L SEAT PERFORMING THE TKOF, AND AS SOON AS WE BEGAN THE ROLL, HE SAID HE HAD NO RUDDER MOVEMENT AND CALLED THE ABORT WITH FULL STEERING CTL USING THE TILLER. WE EXITED THE RWY SAFELY, DISCOVERED THE PROB AND CORRECTED IT BY MOVING THE RUDDER PEDALS ON THE CO-PLT'S SIDE CLOSER TO THE SEAT. THERE WAS NO COMPROMISE OF SAFETY IN THE OCCURRENCE AND THE PROB WAS ADDRESSED WITH MAINT AT HOME TO CORRECT THE PROB.
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.