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A DHC8-300 flight crew reported that during a crosswind landing; the first officer's yoke became disconnected from the captain's yoke as a large amount of aileron correction was added.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883906 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aileron Control Column |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
ATC cleared us for visual approach. We started to slow down; descend and configure for landing. During the landing flare; due to the gusty crosswind condition; the captain started to put more crosswind correction on the yoke. Right before the right main wheel touched down; I have noticed that captain had put about 40 degrees of correction into the wind while my side of yoke remain leveled. After we landed and slowed down; captain transferred top/control yoke to me. That was when I turned my side of yoke to the right and re-connected both yokes. We notified the company; dispatcher and maintenance control. Make sure the flight control disconnect handle are in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC8-300 flight crew reported that during a crosswind landing; the First Officer's yoke became disconnected from the Captain's yoke as a large amount of aileron correction was added.
Narrative: ATC cleared us for visual approach. We started to slow down; descend and configure for landing. During the landing flare; due to the gusty crosswind condition; the Captain started to put more crosswind correction on the yoke. Right before the right main wheel touched down; I have noticed that Captain had put about 40 degrees of correction into the wind while my side of yoke remain leveled. After we landed and slowed down; Captain transferred top/control yoke to me. That was when I turned my side of yoke to the right and re-connected both yokes. We notified the Company; Dispatcher and Maintenance Control. Make sure the flight control disconnect handle are in.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.