VIM Airlines Boeing 737 skids off runway at Riga Airport
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VIM Airlines Boeing 737 skids off runway at Riga Airport
Last Friday a VIM Airlines Boeing 737-500 skidded off the runway upon departure from Riga airport, the airline operated a charter flight for a icehockey team. 40 passengers and 7 crew but no injuries. Riga Airport was closed for 2 hours.
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If it was a case of engine failure, application of right rudder wouldn't have helped at that stage of the roll - not enough airflow, and the pedals at full deflection command less than 10 degrees to the nose wheel steering on the classic.
Tiller input would be the best option, speaking of which, if the application of takeoff thrust came before the nose wheel centered after a tiller input, they would have been challenged to keep that old gal pointed straight ahead. Then there is the question of nose wheel steering anomalies, while not as common as the competition's BSCU failures, there have been mysterious instances of loss of steering control, where no mechanical cause has been found.
Flight data recorders on the classics typically encode rudder pedal (or surface) position, but no tiller nor nose wheel position.
Good job not allowing the excursion to cause further damage or injury, I suppose, although it appears the aircraft was not in control of the gents up front and a bit of luck was involved.
Tiller input would be the best option, speaking of which, if the application of takeoff thrust came before the nose wheel centered after a tiller input, they would have been challenged to keep that old gal pointed straight ahead. Then there is the question of nose wheel steering anomalies, while not as common as the competition's BSCU failures, there have been mysterious instances of loss of steering control, where no mechanical cause has been found.
Flight data recorders on the classics typically encode rudder pedal (or surface) position, but no tiller nor nose wheel position.
Good job not allowing the excursion to cause further damage or injury, I suppose, although it appears the aircraft was not in control of the gents up front and a bit of luck was involved.
