20010121005169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46310P · Manistee, MI · January 21, 2001

Date: January 21, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place: Manistee, MI
Airport: Manistee Co - Blacker
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N313JM
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,000 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Runway and airport surfaces were covered with a thin layer of snow, reducing contrast and making it difficult for pilot to identify runway center and boundaries. Departure was on rwy 27, wind was reported 15 minutes before departure as 350 degrees at 7 KTS. Pilot did not activate pilot controlled runway lights. Inspector who conducted on scene investigation determined the pilot was not lined up with runway center line when he began takeoff run. A/c drifted off left side of runway, takeoff was aborted, minor a/c damage occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RUNWAY AND AIRPORT SURFACES WERE COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF SNOW, REDUCING CONTRAST AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR PILOT TO IDENTIFY RUNWAY CENTER AND BOUNDARIES. DEPARTURE WAS ON RWY 27, WIND WAS REPORTED 15 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE AS 350 DEGREES AT 7 KTS. PILOT DID NOT ACTIVATE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS. INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT WAS NOT LINED UP WITH RUNWAY CENTER LINE WHEN HE BEGAN TAKEOFF RUN. A/C DRIFTED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, MINOR A/C DAMAGE OCCURRED.