# Incident 20170223002939I: Cessna 441, Alpine Airstrip, AK, February 23, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Alpine Airstrip, AK
- Airport: Alpine Airstrip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 3SVA
- Location: 70.3443° N, 150.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALPINE AIRSTRIP (AK15), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.3443&lon=-150.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441DK-2020-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,800 total, 203 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170223002939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AND AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS AN AIRCRAFT ANOMALY WAS NOTICED.

NO INDICATION OF FAILURE ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL OR ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WAS INDICATED.  FULL POWER

WAS NOT YET APPLIED.  PILOT CHOSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR FLIGHT AND REJECTED THE TAKE OFF.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETARDING THE THROTTLES THE AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N441DK (1)

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

- [Incident 20180620008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180620008329I), Jun 20, 2018: Cessna 441 (N441DK), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. When the pilot was on high final at 100 feet, the pilot flared, and reduced power to flight idle. Despite pilot applying full back elevator the aircraft…

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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