# Accident 19961227040859A: Cessna 402A, Menominee, MI, December 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Menominee, MI
- Airport: Menominee-Marinette Twin Coun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KCQA
- Location: 45.1196° N, 87.6194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1196&lon=-87.6194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337PL) (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 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,518 total, 163 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961227040859A

## Narrative

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

FREIGHT RUNNERS PLANE STALLED ON LANDING, RIGHT MAIN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPS STRUCK THE GROUND, RAN OFF RUNWAY. (.4)AFTER CONDUCTING THREE (VFR) APPROACHES TO ONE RUNWAY THE PILOT LANDED ON ANOTHER RUNWAY.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAID THAT THE BRAKES HAD FROZEN OVER DURING THE PREVIOUS APPROACHES, AND WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN THE RIGHT BRAKE BROKE LOOSE AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT.  HE SAID THAT HE SHOULD HAVE MADE A DECISION TO FLY TO ANOTHER AIRPORT PRIOR TO THE LAST LANDING ATTEMPT.                                                                        (-23) HARD LANDING DUE TO SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND RESTRICTED WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY DURING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA048), Dec 27, 1996: Cessna 402A (N337PL), Menominee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: ice restricting normal brake system, normal braking not possible for the pilot and the pilot's poor in-flight planning. A factor was the pilot not performing a flight to an alternate destination…

## Other reports on N337PL (2)

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

- [Incident 19890914052409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914052409I), Sep 14, 1989: Cessna 402A (N337PL), Flint, MI. Emergency exit door departed aircraft inflight. Landed without incident. No cause found for door failure.
- [Incident 19781007029519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007029519I), Oct 7, 1978: Cessna 402CESSNA (N337PL), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with main wheel and tire missing. Had come off at lift off due to a locked up bearing.

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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