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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Detroit/Grosse, MI · September 18, 2000

Date: September 18, 2000 · 16:45 local
Place: Detroit/Grosse, MI
Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N724AC
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total300 in this make and model150 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.

(-23)The aircraft was started, run-up performed, and prepared for departure on runway 22. During the takeoff roll, the pilot noticed that the left engine had overboosted ab 5 in hg. He attempted to correct the problem with the throttle control, then decided to abort the takeoff. The aircraft continued off the departure end of 22, through the grass and came to rest on the break wall separating the island from lake erie.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED, RUN-UP PERFORMED, AND PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 22. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE HAD OVERBOOSTED AB 5 IN HG. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL, THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF 22, THROUGH THE GRASS AND CAME TO REST ON THE BREAK WALL SEPARATING THE ISLAND FROM LAKE ERIE.