# Accident 19940226003039A: Cessna 402C, Kivalina, AK, February 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1994, 21:22 local time
- Place: Kivalina, AK
- Airport: Kivalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 67.2409° N, 161.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2409&lon=-161.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,036 total, 384 in this make and model, 429 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226003039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWDRIFT ON EDGE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. STRONG CROSSWIND DRIFTING SNOW.

## 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 ANC94LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA035), Feb 27, 1994: Cessna 402 (N681RC), Kivalina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY LANDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AND THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N681RC (3)

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

- [Incident 20030328005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328005509I), Mar 28, 2003: Cessna 402C (N681RC), San Antonio, TX. (-23) The pilot reported that during cruise at 3,500 feet, about 30 NM from San Antonio International Airport (sat), he noticed oil on the top of the left…
- [Incident 19920910041149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920910041149I), Sep 10, 1992: Cessna 402C (N681RC), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and slid off end of runway. Pilot stated windshear caused erroneous airspeed indications.
- [Incident 19900326011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326011909I), Mar 26, 1990: Cessna 402C (N681RC), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Experienced cracked windshield, made slow descent and landed. Had a horizontal crack below heating element.

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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