# Incident 20150122000789I: Cessna 208B, Arctic Village, AK, January 22, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2015, 11:25 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Airport: Arctic Village
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 68.1147° N, 145.5794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARCTIC VILLAGE (ARC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1147&lon=-145.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,655 total, 683 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150122000789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKE OFF ROLL LEFT MAIN WHEEL CAUGHT SNOW BERM ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 20. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO THE SNOW BERM STOPPING PARELLEL TO RUNWAY 1 TO 2 FEET OUTSIDE OF BERM. PILOT STATED THAT THE SNOW BERM 2-3 FEET IN HEIGHT WAS COVERING THE LANDING LIGHTS. PROPELLER DAMAGED.

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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