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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 2001 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B |
| Owner/operator: | Teleford Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N207TA |
| MSN: | 208B0371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5234 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lewiston, Maine -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Auburn Airport, ME (LEW/KLEW) |
| Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, NH (MHT/KMHT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Snow fell as the pilot cleared the airplane using a ladder and broom. A pre-takeoff contamination check was also conducted from the cockpit before the airplane taxied onto the snow-covered runway. Once on the runway, the pilot back-taxied its full length and deployed a 10-degree flap setting for departure. The pilot began the takeoff roll and rotated the airplane when it reached 90 knots. The main wheels lifted off momentarily, then settled back on the runway. The takeoff was aborted, but the airplane overran the runway departure end of the runway and collided with the localizer antenna. A post-accident review of the company operations manual by the operator and the Federal Aviation Administration resulted in more stringent de-icing requirements for the flight crews and the addition of takeoff performance planning, as well as aborted takeoff criteria considerations for operations on contaminated runways. Included in the new de-icing procedures was the mandatory use of de-icing fluid prior to taxi in freezing precipitation with outside air temperatures between plus 2 and minus 4 degrees Celsius.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately ensure the wings were free of contamination prior to departure. Factors included the operator's inadequate de-icing procedures and the snowy weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA021
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| 15-Oct-2022 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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