# Incident 20030316003669I: Emb EMB120ER, Cedar City, UT, March 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2003, 22:30 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 37.7011° N, 113.0917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7011&lon=-113.0917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214SW-2007-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120ER
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,226 total, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## 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 DEN03IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA054), Mar 17, 2003: Embraer EMB-120ER (N214SW), Cedar City, UT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N214SW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980809028999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980809028999I), Aug 9, 1998: Emb EMB120ER (N214SW), Billings, MT. Skywest 736, bil-slc, returned to bil at 1603 MDT after shutting down the left engine. Aircraft landed without incident. Crew reported left bleed air duct…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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