ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323127
| Date: | Thursday 24 January 2002 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Owner/operator: | Telford Aviation |
| Registration: | N8RQ |
| MSN: | 208B0363 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3151 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterville-Robert Lafleur Airport, ME (WVL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Waterville-Robert Lafleur Airport, ME (WVL/KWVL) |
| Manchester Municipal Airport, NH (MHT/KMHT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Snow fell as the pilot attempted a takeoff from the snow-covered runway 23 at Waterville (WVL) for a cargo flight to Manchester (MHT) on behalf of UPS. The reported wind was 130 degrees from the right at 16, gusting to 24 knots. The pilot selected the runway, in part, because of a 1.2 percent downslope. The pilot rotated the nose of the airplane at 80 knots, and the airplane "pulled" to the left. The pilot lowered the nose and reduced power, but the airplane continued to "slide" to the left, off the runway, and into 6 to 8 inches (15-20 cm) of snow. It then nosed over, and came to rest inverted.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff from a snow-covered runway with a quartering tailwind."
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