# Incident 19780602041479I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Eureka, CA, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978, 06:15 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Kneeland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7190° N, 123.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNEELAND (O19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7190&lon=-123.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4597Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4597Q-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 150 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/19780602041479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4597Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19850904071329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904071329A), Sep 4, 1985: Cessna 402A (N4597Q), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing. Headset prevented hearing warning horn.
- [Incident 19850118001919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118001919I), Jan 18, 1985: Cessna 402A (N4597Q), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. During takeoff upper door opened and close out panel blew off. Latching panel fell out of upper door.

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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