20211022017669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 207 · Vanalhaven, ME · October 22, 2021

Date
October 22, 2021 · 17:05 local
Place
Vanalhaven, ME
Airport
Vinalhaven
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O59A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N207JP
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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.

The aircraft was configured for air ambulance operations. The patient weight was 350 lbs. And medic weight was over 200 lbs. Based on total weight, the pilot calculated runway needed for takeoff and determined the halfway point was the decision length for being airborne. The runway is 1500 ft. with a NE heading and the winds were calm when the pilot began a normal takeoff roll. The aircraft did not lift off before decision length and pilot initiated an aborted takeoff. The aircraft slid on the gravel approximately 700 feet, exiting the end of the runway and coming to rest in brush approximately 80 ft. from the north east end of the runway. The resulting damage was limited to the nose gear and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR AIR AMBULANCE OPERATIONS. THE PATIENT WEIGHT WAS 350 LBS. AND MEDIC WEIGHT WAS OVER 200 LBS. BASED ON TOTAL WEIGHT, THE PILOT CALCULATED RUNWAY NEEDED FOR TAKEOFF AND DETERMINED THE HALFWAY POINT WAS THE DECISION LENGTH FOR BEING AIRBORNE. THE RUNWAY IS 1500 FT. WITH A NE HEADING AND THE WINDS WERE CALM WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN A NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LIFT OFF BEFORE DECISION LENGTH AND PILOT INITIATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE GRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET, EXITING THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST IN BRUSH APPROXIMATELY 80 FT. FROM THE NORTH EAST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.