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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Olathe, KS · March 28, 2015

Date
March 28, 2015 · 08:00 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
Johnson Co. Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N441CJ
Reported as
Cessna 441
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total1,400 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot applied power for takeoff and at about 100 feet into takeoff roll, the pilot seat pins disengaged and the seat slid into FAR aft position. Pilot reduced power, but was unable to maintain rudder control and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway. Aircraft hit the runway 18 VASI before pilot could get back up to the controls and stop the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND AT ABOUT 100 FEET INTO TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT SEAT PINS DISENGAGED AND THE SEAT SLID INTO FAR AFT POSITION. PILOT REDUCED POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RUDDER CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY 18 VASI BEFORE PILOT COULD GET BACK UP TO THE CONTROLS AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT.