# Accident 19930525018989A: Cessna 402B, Kivalina, AK, May 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1993, 10:50 local time
- Place: Kivalina, AK
- Airport: Kivalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALAA
- Location: 67.7307° N, 164.5491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.7307&lon=-164.5491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401NA-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525018989A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON TAKEOFF WHEN IT SANK INTO SOFT SPOT ON DIRT RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC93LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA068), May 25, 1993: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Kivalina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE SOFT RUNWAY CONDITION WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N401NA (3)

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

- [Incident 20021022028109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022028109I), Oct 22, 2002: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Billings, MT. (-23) Aircraft departed Billings, MT (bil) enroute to great falls, MT (gtf) when the pilot noted a high fuel flow on the right engine. The pilot returned to…
- [Incident 19880113005729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880113005729I), Jan 13, 1988: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Diverted to Tulsa. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Emergency gear procedures used.
- [Accident 19860425018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425018799A), Apr 25, 1986: Cessna 402B (N401NA), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Limit switch stuck open,stopped power to motor. Manual chain drive unhooked.

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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