Murexway
Probationary PPRuNer
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 1
Rudder Trim
I remember a 737 accident at LGA back in 1989. Tried to get airborne with the rudder trim mis-set and ran off the left side of the runway into the water.
Any of you 737 drivers know if that's possible to do on a -500?
USAir Flight 5050 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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It did not go off the side of the runway. Departing runway 31 there is only pavement on the left side.
The plane went off the end of the runway, as wikipedia says it did, because they aborted too late. The rudder trim did not cause them to leave the side of the runway. That's a huge difference.