# Accident 20030609037429A: Cessna 402B, Telida, AK, June 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2003, 19:15 local time
- Place: Telida, AK
- Airport: Telida Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9193° N, 159.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9193&lon=-159.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710WS-2009-08-18) (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 TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 370 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609037429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 LOCAL ALASKA TIME N710WS, A CESSNA 402 ON A MISSIONARY ORGANIZATION FLIGHT FOR KINGDOM SUPPORT SERVICES INC. FROM MINCHUMINA AK LANDED AT TELIDA AK, RNWY 02. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET INTO THE ROLL-OUT. PILOT REPORTED THE NOSE TIRE SANK INTO SOFT RUNWAY SAND. NOSE CONE AND BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT SKID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND 3 PAX. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ALASKA SUPPLEMENT WARNS OF SOFT RUNWAY SURFACES THIS TIME OF YEAR. ON 30 JUNE, 2003, AFTER REVIEWING PHOTOS THAT AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC TOOK OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE THE NTSB UPGRADED THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ TO AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC03LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA065), Jun 9, 2003: Cessna 402B (N710WS), Telida, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor in the accident was a soft runway.

## Other reports on N710WS (1)

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

- [Accident 19950612017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612017319A), Jun 12, 1995: Cessna 402B (N710WS), Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Struck soft spot on back taxi after landing. Nose gear collapsed. Spot prior marked by yellow cones but removed.

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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