777Yank
you are right. (except for the typo...petals? pedals)
once the plane is aligned with the runway for takeoff ( or landing) you should not use the tiller.
I read the short version of the report. tower doesn't give winds, captain gave up on the rudder.
well, all of this can be traced to events about 30 years ago. deregulation of the industry and the controller strike. controllers use to have quite a bit of aviation experience as pilots(done personally), the replacements were just shoved through and something was lost in the translation...I watched the weather go crappy at CLT about 16 years ago...no warning of bad wx and bam a crash of a DC9 due to microburst. sky was GREEN...extreme rain...my DC9 was shaking AT THE GATE!
Nothing on the RADIO warning pilots.
and with de regulation, I've seen pilots get hired at majors that I would hire to flight instruct in a C152. The rudder is often the least understood flight control...more training...more experience...better flying.