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Flight crew of a cessna citation 650, on a charter flight, almost run off the end of the runway when taking off due to using a runway length shorter than that required by aircraft performance data and that required under section 135 of the FARS, which is even greater.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psf.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation III, VI, VII |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 455851 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Citation vii departed pittsfield at XA15 on nov/xa/99 on runway 32. A citation vii requires at least over 4000 ft of runway to make a safe takeoff. Runway 32 at pittsfield is 3496 ft long. The citation which had 4 passenger, luggage and at least 533 gallons of fuel on board, nearly went off the end of the runway. The pittsfield airport has runway 26 which is 5001 ft long, which should have been used instead. The pilots were extremely careless in their departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CESSNA CITATION 650, ON A CHARTER FLT, ALMOST RUN OFF THE END OF THE RWY WHEN TAKING OFF DUE TO USING A RWY LENGTH SHORTER THAN THAT REQUIRED BY ACFT PERFORMANCE DATA AND THAT REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 135 OF THE FARS, WHICH IS EVEN GREATER.
Narrative: CITATION VII DEPARTED PITTSFIELD AT XA15 ON NOV/XA/99 ON RWY 32. A CITATION VII REQUIRES AT LEAST OVER 4000 FT OF RWY TO MAKE A SAFE TKOF. RWY 32 AT PITTSFIELD IS 3496 FT LONG. THE CITATION WHICH HAD 4 PAX, LUGGAGE AND AT LEAST 533 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, NEARLY WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THE PITTSFIELD ARPT HAS RWY 26 WHICH IS 5001 FT LONG, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED INSTEAD. THE PLTS WERE EXTREMELY CARELESS IN THEIR DEP.
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.