# Incident 19990202008749I: Cessna 402C, Fairbanks, AK, February 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1999, 19:16 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402ET-2012-11-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202008749I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AFTER EXECUTING THE ILS TO IL AT FAI, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION MIKE, PER ATC'S REQUEST. AS PILOT TAXIED TO MIKE, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED & HE ENCOUNTERED DENSE ICE FOG. BELIEVING THAT HE WAS TAXIING BETWEEN THE BLUE TAXIWAY LIGHTS, THE PILOT TURNED LEFT. HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE WHEN HE TAXIED OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SNOW AND BECAME STUCK. AIRPORT SECURITY & COMPANY PERSONNEL PUSHED THE A/C OUT OF THE SNOW. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT & NO INJURIES OCCURRED. PILOT COUNSELED ABOUT TAXIING IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N402ET (5)

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

- [Accident 20070220006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220006149A), Feb 20, 2007: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing the right landing gear torque link separated due to the hardware build up not being assembled correctly utilizing a large area washer before…
- [Accident 20031113028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113028199A), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Galena, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Gear unsafe light. Attempted normal and emergency procedures including blow down without success. Low on fuel and daylight, landed rwy 25, settled on…
- [Accident 20000522021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522021359A), May 22, 2000: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The airline transport certificated pilot was landing at the conclusion of a cargo flight. The visibility was about 2 miles in light rain and mist. When the…
- [Incident 20000426018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000426018609I), Apr 26, 2000: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23)On April 26, 2000 at approximately 6AM, as the pilot was REPOSITIONINGN402ET from where it was parked on float plane drive to delta air cargo via float…
- [Incident 19980320007529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320007529I), Mar 20, 1998: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Fairbanks, AK. Narrative: pilot was being line checked from Fairbanks, AK to rampart, Alaska. On approach into rampart, pilot selected approach flaps and gear down without…

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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