# Incident 19970125000799I: Cessna 402C, Provincetown, MA, January 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Provincetown, MA
- Airport: Provincetown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 42.0723° N, 70.2207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVINCETOWN MUNI (PVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0723&lon=-70.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121PB-2023-12-10) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970125000799I

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING. LOW CEILING FOG STANDING WATER AND 15 KNOT TAILWIND FACTORS. HDROPLANED.

## 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 IAD97IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA045), Jan 25, 1997: Cessna 402C (N121PB), Provincetown, MA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, and his misjudgment of speed and distance. Related factors were: fog, tailwind, and soft terrain on the overrun area at the end of the runway.

## Other reports on N121PB (5)

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

- [Accident 20100201026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100201026919A), Feb 1, 2010: Cessna 402C (N121PB), Watertown, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft was cleared to land at Watertown International Airport by approach. The pilot had received the airport weather from the ASOS as bein wind 230 at 8…
- [Incident 19900724034689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724034689I), Jul 24, 1990: Cessna 402C (N121PB), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Struck a seagull with left wing tip during landing rollout. Continued to taxi to gate.
- [Incident 19861205081749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861205081749I), Dec 5, 1986: Cessna 402C (N121PB), Sturgeon Bay, WI, Minor damage. Struck a deer while attempting to stop aircraft after aborting takeoff.
- [Incident 19850207008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207008329I), Feb 7, 1985: Cessna 402C (N121PB), New Bedford, MA. Fuel flow gauge indicated low for takeoff. Aborted. Water in fuel flow gauge line. Cleaned and purged line.
- [Incident 19850205008339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850205008339I), Feb 5, 1985: Cessna 402C (N121PB), Hyannis, MA. Left main gear would not extend. Rejected landing. Gear down lock indicator switch replaced. .

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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