# Incident 20211022017669I: Cessna 207, Vanalhaven, ME, October 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2021, 17:05 local time
- Place: Vanalhaven, ME
- Airport: Vinalhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O59A
- Location: 44.0728° N, 68.8196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VINALHAVEN (ME55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0728&lon=-68.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211022017669I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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