# Accident 20010220004109A: Cessna 402B, Billings, MT, February 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HSRA
- Location: 45.8708° N, 108.4692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8708&lon=-108.4692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69316-2013-02-13) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010220004109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 135 TRAINING FLIGHT FOR INSTRUCTION. DURING SIMULATED MISSED APPROACH ON 1 ENGINE, AROUND 400 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO CLIMB. AS PILOT INITIATED THE CLEANUP, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK AND POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE OTHER ENGINE BUT CONTINUED TO SINK, HITTING THE GROUND WINGS LEVEL WITH FULL POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. AIRPLANE SLID APPROX. 1000 FEET. ICE WAS NOTED ON LE OF WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEICE BOOTS FULL LENGTH. ICE RANGED FROM APPROX. 1/64 TO 1/16 INCH THICK AND ENVELOPED A TOTAL BAND WIDTH RANGING FROM APPROX. 2 TO 4 INCHES. HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATION OF APPROX. 3/4 INCH WAS NOTED ON UNPROTECTED WING ROOT LEADING EDGES. GEAR AND FLAPS WERE BOTH IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION AT IMPACT.

## 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 SEA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA052), Feb 20, 2001: Cessna 402B (N69316), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Best rate-of-climb single-engine speed was not maintained. Delayed remedial action was a factor.

## Other reports on N69316 (3)

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

- [Incident 20000501016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000501016869I), May 1, 2000: Cessna 402B (N69316), Great Falls, MT. (-23)The pilot stated when he took off at Great Falls, Montana, the emergency exit window blew off. He then returned and landed. He stated that he called the…
- [Incident 19790917023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917023589I), Sep 17, 1979: Cessna 402B (N69316), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Gear unsafe indication, left main could not be extended. Delivery flight. Gear door jammed, would not open. .
- [Accident 19780316005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316005109A), Mar 16, 1978: Cessna 402CESSNA (N69316), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. No remarks.

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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