20080212013869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Pahokee, FL · February 12, 2008

Date
February 12, 2008 · 09:45 local
Place
Pahokee, FL
Airport
Palm Beach Co Glades
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O3PA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N526FA
Reported as
Cessna 402C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total5,005 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PIC/14 CFR 135 instructor states that during landing rollout at phk runway 17 by pilot under instruction in left seat that the aircraft started to drift left. As instructor came on controls with pilot the right brake pedal was found to be soft. As the aircraft slowed directional control became more difficult with the crosswind complement. Near the end of the rollout the aircraft departed the runway and contacted an airport sign with the right propeller as the engine was at idle. The engine stopped after the propeller hit the sign. The aircraft stopped rolling shortly after. The PIC noted that one prop blade was bent back on the right engine. No one was injured in the incident. Photos provided by airport management show where aircraft left runway and hit sign.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC/14 CFR 135 INSTRUCTOR STATES THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT PHK RUNWAY 17 BY PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION IN LEFT SEAT THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. AS INSTRUCTOR CAME ON CONTROLS WITH PILOT THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS FOUND TO BE SOFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECAME MORE DIFFICULT WITH THE CROSSWIND COMPLEMENT. NEAR THE END OF THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED AN AIRPORT SIGN WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER AS THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE. THE ENGINE STOPPED AFTER THE PROPELLER HIT THE SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ROLLING SHORTLY AFTER. THE PIC NOTED THAT ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT BACK ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SHOW WHERE AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND HIT SIGN.