19990522014839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Las Vegas, NV · May 22, 1999

Date
May 22, 1999 · 22:58 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EVCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N434AE
Reported as
Cessna 441
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33155
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total60 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N434AE, pilot stephan silitzky, was intending to return to phoenix sky harbor airport after having delivered a patient to Las Vegas. It was dark when he, the nurse, and therapist on board taxied out to runway 19R. As he was cleared on to the runway, he aligned the airplane with the runway edge (white) lights. He saw a white stripe as well, and thought it was the centerline with imbedded centerline lighting. On the takeoff roll, the employees on board noticed a loud noise from the left engine. At that point the pilot aborted the take off and shutdown the left engine. They were then towed to the signature ramp. Inspection showed minor damage to left landing gear door, and more serious damage to the left propeller and engine.

As the FAA filed it

N434AE, PILOT STEPHAN SILITZKY, WAS INTENDING TO RETURN TO PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT AFTER HAVING DELIVERED A PATIENT TO LAS VEGAS. IT WAS DARK WHEN HE, THE NURSE, AND THERAPIST ON BOARD TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 19R. AS HE WAS CLEARED ON TO THE RUNWAY, HE ALIGNED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY EDGE (WHITE) LIGHTS. HE SAW A WHITE STRIPE AS WELL, AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE CENTERLINE WITH IMBEDDED CENTERLINE LIGHTING. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE EMPLOYEES ON BOARD NOTICED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. THEY WERE THEN TOWED TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP. INSPECTION SHOWED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR, AND MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER AND ENGINE.