ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345969
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 2017 |
| Time: | 18:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N618CA |
| MSN: | 402C-0620 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Terrance B. Lettsome Airport, Beef Island -
 British Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tortola-Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Beef Island (EIS/TUPJ) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 402C airplane, N618CA, exited the prepared surface during an aborted takeoff at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands.
The aircraft was departing from Runway 07. The pilot reported the weather to be “hot and humid”, with a temperature of 31°C, good visibility, scattered clouds at 1,900 ft, and a wind of 5 kt from 130°. Due to the limited length of Runway 07, combined with the weather conditions, the pilot elected to perform a short field takeoff (intended to minimise the takeoff ground roll required).
At around 86 KIAS, the pilot noticed significant bird activity so he elected to abort the takeoff. The aircraft came to a stop, approximately 10 ft beyond the end of the paved runway surface, in the grass. There were no injuries to persons, or damage to the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN17WA291
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2023 07:22 | harro | Updated |
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