# Incident 19990924042589I: Cessna 402B, Chicago, IL, September 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1999, 22:25 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EAVA
- Location: 41.7807° N, 87.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7807&lon=-87.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6362X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6362X-2008-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99IA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99IA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990924042589I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT LINED UP FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 31C ON THE RIGHT HAND RUNWAY SHOULDER MARKING SHOULDER MARKING LINE INSTEAD OF THE CENTER LINE. THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER AND DIRECTIONAL SIGN WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER, AFTER TRAVELING A SHORT DISTRANCE, THE PILOT ABORTED HIS TAKE OFF.

## 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 CHI99IA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99IA351), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 402B (N6362X), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS.

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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