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FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120ER · Cedar City, UT · March 16, 2003

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Date
March 16, 2003 · 22:30 local
Place
Cedar City, UT
Airport
Cedar City Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N214SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN03IA054
Reported as
EMB EMB120ER
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,226 total246 in the last 90 days
N214SWRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2007 · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120.280 · Built 1993Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120EREngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Skw 3622 taxied out for takeoff at approximately 22:00 MST. The aircraft was de-iced prior to takeoff with type 1 fluid. Type 1 fluid was the only type available at cdc. The aircraft taxied back to the ramp and was de-iced again at approximately 22:20 MST. The 05:16Z weather was: calm wind, visibility 3/4 mile in light snow and mist. Skw 3622 taxied out to runway 20 after the second de-ice and made a rolling takeoff to avoid going past the de-ice hold over time of 15 minutes. There was 1/2 to 11/2 inches of snow on the runway and the center line was obscured. The pilot entered the runway from the left and failed to bring the aircraft into position on the center of the runway. The aircraft was left of centerline and remained left throughout the takeoff roll. Just after takeoff roll commenced the flight crew received an "ice condition" warning on the multi alarm panel, which triggers a single chime and a master caution. The pilot and first officer became distracted by the "ice condition" light, and their attention was diverted to inside the cockpit. When the crew looked up they discovered that the aircraft was close to or slightly off the left of the runway. Their attempt to bring the aircraft to the right failed and the aircraft left the runway approximately 1500 feet from the takeoff start position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SKW 3622 TAXIED OUT FOR TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00 MST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DE-ICED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WITH TYPE 1 FLUID. TYPE 1 FLUID WAS THE ONLY TYPE AVAILABLE AT CDC. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AND WAS DE-ICED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 22:20 MST. THE 05:16Z WEATHER WAS: CALM WIND, VISIBILITY 3/4 MILE IN LIGHT SNOW AND MIST. SKW 3622 TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 20 AFTER THE SECOND DE-ICE AND MADE A ROLLING TAKEOFF TO AVOID GOING PAST THE DE-ICE HOLD OVER TIME OF 15 MINUTES. THERE WAS 1/2 TO 11/2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY AND THE CENTER LINE WAS OBSCURED. THE PILOT ENTERED THE RUNWAY FROM THE LEFT AND FAILED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT INTO POSITION ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND REMAINED LEFT THROUGHOUT THE TAKEOFF ROLL. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL COMMENCED THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN "ICE CONDITION" WARNING ON THE MULTI ALARM PANEL, WHICH TRIGGERS A SINGLE CHIME AND A MASTER CAUTION. THE PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER BECAME DISTRACTED BY THE "ICE CONDITION" LIGHT, AND THEIR ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO INSIDE THE COCKPIT. WHEN THE CREW LOOKED UP THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO OR SLIGHTLY OFF THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THEIR ATTEMPT TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF START POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN03IA054Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCedar City, UTthe captain's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the crew's diverted attention, the snow and slush-covered runway, the fog, and the runway marker.Mar 17, 2003 · Minor damage

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