If you could know please let me know.
1. Why do you think airplane veered to left or right suddenly it get on the ground?
Seems like old type of DHC6 doesn't have that kind of trouble.
2. As far as you know, how many times have you heard the incident airplane veered to left or right suddenly airplane get on the ground though nose wheel lever is in the center position?
3. What is your recommended technique to recover and is some time happen airplane off runway no matter what you made all recovery action?
4. Our operation is that flap is retracted once get on the ground. At that moment? Hydraulic be used to flap, steering and brake simultaneously, considering those, because of multi task to the hydraulic, is this kind of trouble may happen you think?
Appreciate for your support.
I am looking for your answer.
Higashijima
Originally Posted by
TowerDog
You are welcome.
The Twin Otter has a lot of rudder and elevator authority at low speed so don't be afraid of using full deflection if needed.
I flew those airplanes on both wheels and floats, it was fun to the last day.
The place I worked for had 2 go off the runway:
The first one was caused by a new Captain with no time in the DHC-6, he just screwed up.
The second was an attempt to take off with full flaps, the main wheels lifted off and the nose wheel stayed on the ground like a wheel barrow, they veered off to the left and hit the glide slope shack for runway 8 at San Juan airport in Puerto Rico.
The moral of the story is to use full aft elevator control if you try to take of with full flaps.
