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Air taxi aborts takeoff due low airspeed. Glare ice under snow, slides off runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pml |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 199437 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On takeoff unable to achieve (snow) enough airspeed for flight, aborted takeoff not knowing the north end of the runway was glare ice under 1 1/2 inches of loose snow. Slid off runway damaging aircraft. Should have checked entire length of runway conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI ABORTS TKOF DUE LOW AIRSPD. GLARE ICE UNDER SNOW, SLIDES OFF RWY.
Narrative: ON TKOF UNABLE TO ACHIEVE (SNOW) ENOUGH AIRSPD FOR FLT, ABORTED TKOF NOT KNOWING THE N END OF THE RWY WAS GLARE ICE UNDER 1 1/2 INCHES OF LOOSE SNOW. SLID OFF RWY DAMAGING ACFT. SHOULD HAVE CHKED ENTIRE LENGTH OF RWY CONDITIONS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.