# Accident 19930319027619A: Cessna 402B, Miami, FL, March 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1993, 07:43 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9094° N, 80.2704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9094&lon=-80.2704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6383X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319027619A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN DOWNWIND TAKEOFF THEN ABORTED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY COLLAPSING GEAR. WAS AT LEAST 500 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA087), Mar 19, 1993: Cessna 402B (N6383X), Opa-Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS, EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, AND DISREGARDING WIND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER.

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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