# Incident 19980206005629I: Cessna 208, Midland, TX, February 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1998, 08:15 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MT9A
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9469B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9469B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 9 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206005629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING IFR APPROACH TO MIDLAND, TX AIRCRAFT PICKED UP LIGHT AIRFRAME ICING. DURING LANDING FLAIR, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET. RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING CARGO POD TO SCRAPE THE PAVEMENT. AIRMAN WAS REMOVED FROM FLIGHT STATUS AND GIVEN ADDITIONAL TRAINING BY COMPANY. AIRMAN WAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT IN ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N9469B (3)

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

- [Accident 20220318003861A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220318003861A), Mar 18, 2022: Cessna 208B (N9469B), Dfw, TX, Substantial damage. On 3/18/2022 at approximately 2054HRS a CE-208 caravan, registration # N78SA landed at Dfw Airport. During taxi back to his parking spot, the pilot, states…
- [Accident 20031220036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220036199A), Dec 20, 2003: Cessna 208B (N9469B), Covington/Cinci, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft made take off on runway 27 at cvg. Pilot states that during climb, the aircraft became unstable about it's lateral axis. Pilot aborted the take…
- [Incident 19980108003479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980108003479I), Jan 8, 1998: Cessna 208B (N9469B), Abilene, TX. Narrative: during climbout at about 4,000 feet, 10 miles east of abi, the alternator control unit failed which caused smoke in the cockpit, but no fire. The…

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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