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Pilot of an atx cargo cessna caravan, C208, just missed crashing into an air freight building off the side of the runway during takeoff due to windshear and an early turnout after liftoff to on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dec |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 132 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 680 |
| ASRS Report | 390461 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was taking off runway 18 at dec (winds were out of the south at 13 KTS gusting in to the twenties). After reaching 876 ft MSL, I began a left turn to the southeast and was indicating 85 KIAS at about 3/4 down runway 18. It was then that I experienced windshear and lost 10-15 KIAS. (Note: aircraft was at gross weight and I was using a reduced takeoff power setting with takeoff flaps.) at that point I leveled the wings and lowered nose to regain airspeed. This caused a descent and placed the FBO building located on the southeast corner of the airport directly in front of my flight path. I then increased power to takeoff power and climbed at 85 KIAS passing directly over the structure at 100 ft above the building. In the future, I will always climb runway heading until safe altitude is achieved regardless of conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN ATX CARGO CESSNA CARAVAN, C208, JUST MISSED CRASHING INTO AN AIR FREIGHT BUILDING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY DURING TKOF DUE TO WINDSHEAR AND AN EARLY TURNOUT AFTER LIFTOFF TO ON COURSE.
Narrative: I WAS TAKING OFF RWY 18 AT DEC (WINDS WERE OUT OF THE S AT 13 KTS GUSTING IN TO THE TWENTIES). AFTER REACHING 876 FT MSL, I BEGAN A L TURN TO THE SE AND WAS INDICATING 85 KIAS AT ABOUT 3/4 DOWN RWY 18. IT WAS THEN THAT I EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR AND LOST 10-15 KIAS. (NOTE: ACFT WAS AT GROSS WT AND I WAS USING A REDUCED TKOF PWR SETTING WITH TKOF FLAPS.) AT THAT POINT I LEVELED THE WINGS AND LOWERED NOSE TO REGAIN AIRSPD. THIS CAUSED A DSCNT AND PLACED THE FBO BUILDING LOCATED ON THE SE CORNER OF THE ARPT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY FLT PATH. I THEN INCREASED PWR TO TKOF PWR AND CLBED AT 85 KIAS PASSING DIRECTLY OVER THE STRUCTURE AT 100 FT ABOVE THE BUILDING. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ALWAYS CLB RWY HDG UNTIL SAFE ALT IS ACHIEVED REGARDLESS OF 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.