SAASFO you wrote:
That is not the correct sequence of events, Starcrest. The Captain was the PF. The Captain applied too much power from a stationary turn with full nosewheel deflection and slid the front wheels off the taxiway. See the "skid" marks in a photo from an earlier post!! The Captain earns the big bucks because when something like this happens, the buck stops with him (her in this case).
Then Starcrest replied:
I did, however, have a good look at the skid marks when I was taxying by the next day. They start at the RW centre line and arc neatly into the dirt. Are you certain it was purely too much forward thrust that caused the problem?
Now. Having seen what Starcrest wrote about the length of the skidmarks and having seen the photo's of how far and deep the nosegear plowed into the dirt I have to say that I found your account of things highly improbable. Thats a helluva long way to make a nosewheel skid after an application of power from a deadstop. If as you say the power was applied from a dead stop and given that the skidmarks start from the centerline I would say that the captain should have had more than ample time to realise the aircraft was not turning as required and react to that by simply applying the brakes.
I would suspect that things happened far more rapidly than what you suggest. The 600 has quite a bit of inertia. I cannot see how simply starting a turn from a deadstop would result in the aircraft leaving the tarmac. Unless the power applied was TOGA thrust.
How can you be so sure of the sequence of events? Did you speak to the crew involved or did you get your info secondhand?