# Accident 20020520008269A: Cessna 550, Oklahoma City, OK, May 20, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 20, 2002, 08:01 local time - Place: Oklahoma City, OK - Airport: Wiley Post Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.5342° N, 97.6469° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5342&lon=-97.6469&mi=10 - Aircraft: N13VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13VP-2004-12-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 550 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA154) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020520008269A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON MAY 20, 2002, AT 0801 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 550 CITATION TWIN ENGINE JET, N13VP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A RUNWAY OVERRUN FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AIRLEASE INC., OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, AND WAS OPERATED BY AVALON CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INC., OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, WHO WAS TYPE RATED IN THE CE-500, AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED; ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT, GREELEY, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE PREFLIGHT EXAMINATION, OR WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND THEY WERE FREE AND CORRECT. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17L (7198' X 150'). HE INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND UPON REACHING V1 (103 KNOTS) HE BEGAN TO PULL BACK ONTHE CONTROL COLUMN. HE STATED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LIFT OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE LAST TIME THE PILOT REFERENCED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, THE NEEDLE WAS AT 120 KNOTS. THE PILOT APPLIED MAXIMUM BREAKING; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE EXITED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND PROCEEDED THROUGH A FENCE LOCATED ALONG THE AIRPORTS SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. THE AIRPLANE THEN CROSSED A ROAD, PROCEEDED THROUGH A FENCE ON THE OPPOSITE OF THE ROAD, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A MUDDY FIELD. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE LANDING GEAR WERE COLLAPSED AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON MAY 20, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS, A CESSNA 550, N13VP, WAS TAKING OFF FROM WILEY POST AIRPORT IN OKLAHOMA CITY WHEN THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL DURING HIS PREFLIGHT AND TAXI. HE STATED HE CHECKED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FREE AND CORRECT. HE INITIATED A TAKE OFF ROLL FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17L (7198' X 150') AND UPON REACHING V1 (103 KNOTS) HE BEGAN TO PULL BACK ON THE COLUMN. HE STATED THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT COME UP AND HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. HE STATED THAT THE LAST TIME HE OBSERVED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR HE WAS GOING THROUGH 120 KNOTS. HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING HOWEVER THE PLANE EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE THEN TRAVELED ABOUT ANOTHER 400 FEET BEFORE HITTING A FENCE AND THEN A ROAD EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST ACROSS THE ROAD. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WERE KNOCKED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA154), May 20, 2002: Cessna 550 (N13VP), Bethany, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the anomalous elevator trim system and the pilot's failure to note its improper setting prior to takeoff. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. 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