# Accident 19980304007349A: Cessna 650, Manistee, MI, March 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1998, 09:07 local time
- Place: Manistee, MI
- Airport: Manistee Co - Blacker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2400° N, 86.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2400&lon=-86.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 650
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,955 total, 758 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980304007349A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING AFTER IFR APPROACH. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3,100 TO 3,200 FEET DOWN THE 5,502-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY.  IT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED PUNCTURING THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD.  THE AWOS REPORT RECEIVED BY THE FLIGHTCREW DURING THE APPROACH REPORTED THE WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT AS PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH A 200 FOOT BROKEN CEILING.  MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE APPROACH WAS 441 FEET WITH WEATHER MINIMUMS OF A 500 FOOT CEILING AND 1 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY.  THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER SHOWS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT AN AIRSPEED OF 138 KNOTS.  THE CREW CALLED OUT A VREF DURING THE APPROACH OF 132 KNOTS.                                             (-23) AFTER VOR 09 IFR APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROX. 2400 FEET BEYOND THRESHOLD ON A 5500 FOOT RUNWAY WITH SNOW AND SLUSH 1/2 TO 1 INCH THICK. MAXIMUM BRAKING AND THRUST REVERSE FAILED TO STOP AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT OVERRAN RUNWAY BY APPROX 75 FEET.  NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO PRESSURE BULKHEAD.

## 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 CHI98LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA100), Mar 4, 1998: Cessna 650 (N502T), Manistee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots excessive airspeed during landing, exceeding the proper touchdown point, and failure to execute a missed approach.

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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