A C402 atx pilot hits a berm at the end of the runway at O05 airport when taking off from a slush co...

Attributes
ACN	393311
Time
Date	199802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdd airport : o05 airport : cic
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cic tower : rdd
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	393311
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was departing O05 for controller in charge after a day of continuos snow. The runway had been plowed and the plane cleared of all snow. There was about 2 inches of slush left on the runway from the melting snow. The condition led to a slow acceleration which became stagnant at 80 KTS in the slush. At this point there was not enough runway to abort the takeoff and stop the aircraft in the remaining length. I became airborne close to the end of the runway, and the right wheel struck the top of the snow bank at the end. This only seemed a light thud, and I continued on to controller in charge airport. I intercepted the ILS for runway 13L with 3 green and all seemed normal. During the landing I felt the right wing start to fall abnormally low, and did a go around. The tower could see the wheel was missing. I diverted to my home base of rdd, where I landed. After many departures from small high altitude airports in snow conditions, I was ready for the longer takeoff roll. And with normal accelerate-stop distance on a dry runway being 4000 ft in the C402 at 4500 ft, by the time I realized the effect of the slush, I knew I could not abort safely and my decision was to continue. In the future, I will try a high speed taxi first. This will help my decision to takeoff or simply not to until better conditions prevail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C402 ATX PLT HITS A BERM AT THE END OF THE RWY AT O05 ARPT WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A SLUSH COVERED RWY. ACFT ATTEMPTS LNDG AT CIC AND, WITH A MISSING WHEEL, GOES AROUND AND DIVERTS TO RDD, CA.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING O05 FOR CIC AFTER A DAY OF CONTINUOS SNOW. THE RWY HAD BEEN PLOWED AND THE PLANE CLRED OF ALL SNOW. THERE WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SLUSH LEFT ON THE RWY FROM THE MELTING SNOW. THE CONDITION LED TO A SLOW ACCELERATION WHICH BECAME STAGNANT AT 80 KTS IN THE SLUSH. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RWY TO ABORT THE TKOF AND STOP THE ACFT IN THE REMAINING LENGTH. I BECAME AIRBORNE CLOSE TO THE END OF THE RWY, AND THE R WHEEL STRUCK THE TOP OF THE SNOW BANK AT THE END. THIS ONLY SEEMED A LIGHT THUD, AND I CONTINUED ON TO CIC ARPT. I INTERCEPTED THE ILS FOR RWY 13L WITH 3 GREEN AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL. DURING THE LNDG I FELT THE R WING START TO FALL ABNORMALLY LOW, AND DID A GAR. THE TWR COULD SEE THE WHEEL WAS MISSING. I DIVERTED TO MY HOME BASE OF RDD, WHERE I LANDED. AFTER MANY DEPS FROM SMALL HIGH ALT ARPTS IN SNOW CONDITIONS, I WAS READY FOR THE LONGER TKOF ROLL. AND WITH NORMAL ACCELERATE-STOP DISTANCE ON A DRY RWY BEING 4000 FT IN THE C402 AT 4500 FT, BY THE TIME I REALIZED THE EFFECT OF THE SLUSH, I KNEW I COULD NOT ABORT SAFELY AND MY DECISION WAS TO CONTINUE. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL TRY A HIGH SPD TAXI FIRST. THIS WILL HELP MY DECISION TO TKOF OR SIMPLY NOT TO UNTIL BETTER CONDITIONS PREVAIL.

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.

A C402 atx pilot hits a berm at the end of the runway at O05 airport when taking off from a slush covered runway. Aircraft attempts landing at controller in charge and, with a missing wheel, goes around and diverts to rdd, ca.