20090310012539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Aberdeen, SD · March 10, 2009

Date: March 10, 2009 · 07:40 local
Place: Aberdeen, SD
Airport: Aberdeen Regional
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DUFA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N402BP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA206
Reported as: Cessna 402B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,880 total60 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N402BPRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0353 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

This accident occurred on 03-10-09 at 0740 CDT at Aberdeen municipal airport, Aberdeen, SD. Pilot was coming in to land on runway 31 and with one to one and half inch of ice on the aircraft. During his flare on landing the pilot stalled the aircraft and made a hard landing which caused substantial damage to the right wing spar, right prop, right flap and nose gear. The pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate.

As the FAA filed it

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 03-10-09 AT 0740 CDT AT ABERDEEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ABERDEEN, SD. PILOT WAS COMING IN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AND WITH ONE TO ONE AND HALF INCH OF ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT. DURING HIS FLARE ON LANDING THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, RIGHT PROP, RIGHT FLAP AND NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAberdeen, SDThe pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and icing conditions, and his failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the accumulation of airframe ice and the strong, gusting crosswinds.Mar 10, 2009 · Substantial damage