ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370415
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| Date: | Monday 17 March 2003 |
| Time: | 00:45 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia |
| Owner/operator: | Skywest Airlines |
| Registration: | N214SW |
| MSN: | 120280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24773 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 118B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Cedar City, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cedar City Airport, UT (CDC/KCDC) |
| Saint George Municipal Airport, UT (SGU/KSGU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The captain reported they coordinated with ATC to expedite their takeoff due to the poor weather conditions. Following de-icing, the crew taxied the airplane from the ramp to the runway and began their takeoff roll. The captain said that everything was fine initially. When the airplane passed the 7,000 foot remaining marker, it began tracking left. The captain said he tried to correct the situation with rudder and differential power, but the airplane continued to track left. The captain said, "I lost control of the situation when the left mains got into the soft earth at the edge of the runway." The first officer reported that just after they had advanced the power levels forward, the Ice Condition light illuminated. The first officer notified the captain. The first officer stated that the airplane was pulling to the left. The first officer said the captain was attempting to correct the condition when the airplane pulled hard left. The airplane was straddling the runway lights. The first officer said the captain aborted the takeoff. The first officer said that with braking, they slid off the runway and slowly spun to the left leaving the airplane facing east when it stopped. The airport manager reported that at the time of the incident, the runway was covered with 1 to 1-1/2 inches of snow and slush. An examination of the airplane's tire tracks in the snow showed the airplane began its takeoff roll to the left of the runway centerline. The tracks proceeded further left of centerline as they proceeded down the runway until they were off the left side of the runway. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The reported weather at the time of the incident was ceilings 400 feet broken, 1,100 feet overcast, visibility 1/2 mile, snow and fog, temperature and dew point 32 degrees F, and an altimeter setting of 29.59 inches of Mercury.
Probable Cause: the captain's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the crew's diverted attention, the snow and slush-covered runway, the fog, and the runway marker.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03IA054
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 10:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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