# Incident 19780321009509I: Cessna 402B, Honolulu, HI, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978, 09:40 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5403M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5403M-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780321009509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING AIRCRAFT HIT A STEEL RUNUP FENCE WHEN BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKING DUE TO IMPROPER "O" RING.

## Other reports on N5403M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20021130033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021130033509I), Nov 30, 2002: Cessna 402B (N5403M), Honolulu, HI. (-23) Pilot observed smoke & spark from behind the instrument panel. Airplane was on takeoff roll and had to abort its takeoff. Maintenance completed a…
- [Incident 19890225017199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225017199I), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 402B (N5403M), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Loud noise then yawing on descent. Emergency door blew out. Landed at Honolulu. Lock pins and tabs were sheared.
- [Incident 19841011062089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841011062089I), Oct 11, 1984: Cessna 402B (N5403M), Honolulu, HI. Fuel seepage ignited in trailing edge of tip tank due to short in wire. Replaced o ring, wires, fuel pump line.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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