20011221034009A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Auburn-Lewiston, ME · December 21, 2001

Date
December 21, 2001 · 20:04 local
Place
Auburn-Lewiston, ME
Airport
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FTSA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N207TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD02LA021
Reported as
Cessna 208B

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What happened

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

(-23) Departed rnwy 04 at lew. The pilot reported snow with @ 1" on the runway. Runway is 5000'. Aircraft became airborne at 90 KTS and settled back to the runway with approx. 1500' remaining. Prop brought to beta and reverse. When the pilot was sure the aircraft would not be brought to a stop, she shut down engine and all electrical. The aircraft ran off the runway, striking the localizer antenna and coming to rest 30' past the antenna assembly. Substantial damage centered around the horizontal stab. There is a 3-4 degree slant, left side high, to the stab.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED RNWY 04 AT LEW. THE PILOT REPORTED SNOW WITH @ 1" ON THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY IS 5000'. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT 90 KTS AND SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY WITH APPROX. 1500' REMAINING. PROP BROUGHT TO BETA AND REVERSE. WHEN THE PILOT WAS SURE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO A STOP, SHE SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA AND COMING TO REST 30' PAST THE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CENTERED AROUND THE HORIZONTAL STAB. THERE IS A 3-4 DEGREE SLANT, LEFT SIDE HIGH, TO THE STAB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.