20220905021809I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Textron 700 · Las Vegas, NV · September 5, 2022

Date
September 5, 2022 · 05:26 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KBAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N710VM
Reported as
Textron 700
Reported engine
Honeywell AS907-2-1S
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor

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.

In the process of taking off from las on runway 19R at 05:26 am local time (still night time), the pilot accidentally lined up the plane with the runway edge lights (there are no runway centerline lights on that runway). During the ground roll, several light (the exact number is unknown) were hit and damaged. The crew continued the flight from klas to kase and from there to kteb. Next day, next crew found all tires (most notably the nose wheel) were damaged and numerus dents were present on both wings’ leading edges. Further inspection revealed that debris were also ingested by both engines damaging the turbines. The incident crew reported not noticing anything unusual during the takeoff roll (no noises, no shakings), during both legs of the flight (no high itt, no loss of performance) or on the ground (in neither kase nor kteb).

As the FAA filed it

IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF FROM LAS ON RUNWAY 19R AT 05:26 AM LOCAL TIME (STILL NIGHT TIME), THE PILOT ACCIDENTALLY LINED UP THE PLANE WITH THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS (THERE ARE NO RUNWAY CENTERLINE LIGHTS ON THAT RUNWAY). DURING THE GROUND ROLL, SEVERAL LIGHT (THE EXACT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN) WERE HIT AND DAMAGED. THE CREW CONTINUED THE FLIGHT FROM KLAS TO KASE AND FROM THERE TO KTEB. NEXT DAY, NEXT CREW FOUND ALL TIRES (MOST NOTABLY THE NOSE WHEEL) WERE DAMAGED AND NUMERUS DENTS WERE PRESENT ON BOTH WINGS’ LEADING EDGES. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT DEBRIS WERE ALSO INGESTED BY BOTH ENGINES DAMAGING THE TURBINES. THE INCIDENT CREW REPORTED NOT NOTICING ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL (NO NOISES, NO SHAKINGS), DURING BOTH LEGS OF THE FLIGHT (NO HIGH ITT, NO LOSS OF PERFORMANCE) OR ON THE GROUND (IN NEITHER KASE NOR KTEB).