# Incident 20180901012769I: Cessna 441, Palm Springs, CA, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 14:26 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-10N (registry code 29062, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-10N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,494 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901012769I

## Narrative

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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018: WHILE TAXIING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) POSITIONED THE PRESSURIZATION SOURCE SELECTOR FROM GND TO BOTH, WHICH IS THE NORMAL POSITION FOR TAKEOFF.  WHEN THE SWITHC WAS POSITIONED TO BOTH, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE AUDIBLE INCREASE IN AIRFLOW COMING INTO THE CABIN, WHICH MADE THE PIC THINK THAT THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION FROM THE RH ENGINE CAME ON.  HE THEN TOLD THE TOWER THAT HE WAS EXITING THE RUNWAY.  AT ABOUT 40 YARDS TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE.  THE PIC POSITIONED THE SWITCH TO OFF AND MADE A CALL TO THE TOWER INDICATING THAT THEY WERE IN NEED OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## Other reports on N13NW (1)

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

- [Incident 20220223002459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220223002459I), Feb 23, 2022: Cessna 441 (N13NW), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. The pilot was taxing into spot post-flight and was being led by marshaller. Area was congested and pilot and marshaller lost situational awareness and 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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