Narrative:

I was PIC on a flight from cdc (cedar city) to salt lake city, ut, with an FAA inspector seated near the rear of aircraft. On landing at cdc we encountered light snow and a wet runway. After arriving at the gate and taking on 1 passenger, I noticed a thin layer of snow collecting on the wings. I had the first officer take a laminated checklist card 8 1/2 X 11 inches and scrape along both wings to verify that none of the light snow was adhering to the wings. We elected to taxi out and takeoff believing the snow would quickly blow off when the takeoff roll began. It was agreed that if the snow did not come free, the takeoff would be terminated at 80 KTS. At approximately 60 KTS I glanced back at the left wing and saw no contaminants adhering to the wing, and told the first officer who was conducting the takeoff, to continue. On arrival at salt lake city the FAA inspector came to the cockpit and announced there had been a thin coat of ice on rear portion of wings during takeoff. He seemed unhappy over the way the situation was handled. The takeoff was conducted at near gross weight and aircraft performed extremely well in the climb. Surface temperature at the time was approximately 33 degrees F.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT MADE A TKOF FROM CDC WHILE IT WAS SNOWING WITHOUT DEICING THE WINGS. SNOW WAS OBSERVED TO BLOW OFF THE WING DURING TKOF ROLL BUT AN FAA INSPECTOR IN THE CABIN DISPUTED THIS AFTER ARR AT NEXT DEST.

Narrative: I WAS PIC ON A FLT FROM CDC (CEDAR CITY) TO SALT LAKE CITY, UT, WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR SEATED NEAR THE REAR OF ACFT. ON LNDG AT CDC WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT SNOW AND A WET RWY. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE AND TAKING ON 1 PAX, I NOTICED A THIN LAYER OF SNOW COLLECTING ON THE WINGS. I HAD THE FO TAKE A LAMINATED CHKLIST CARD 8 1/2 X 11 INCHES AND SCRAPE ALONG BOTH WINGS TO VERIFY THAT NONE OF THE LIGHT SNOW WAS ADHERING TO THE WINGS. WE ELECTED TO TAXI OUT AND TKOF BELIEVING THE SNOW WOULD QUICKLY BLOW OFF WHEN THE TKOF ROLL BEGAN. IT WAS AGREED THAT IF THE SNOW DID NOT COME FREE, THE TKOF WOULD BE TERMINATED AT 80 KTS. AT APPROX 60 KTS I GLANCED BACK AT THE L WING AND SAW NO CONTAMINANTS ADHERING TO THE WING, AND TOLD THE FO WHO WAS CONDUCTING THE TKOF, TO CONTINUE. ON ARR AT SALT LAKE CITY THE FAA INSPECTOR CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND ANNOUNCED THERE HAD BEEN A THIN COAT OF ICE ON REAR PORTION OF WINGS DURING TKOF. HE SEEMED UNHAPPY OVER THE WAY THE SITUATION WAS HANDLED. THE TKOF WAS CONDUCTED AT NEAR GROSS WT AND ACFT PERFORMED EXTREMELY WELL IN THE CLB. SURFACE TEMP AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 33 DEGS F.

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.