# Accident 20090922021349A: Cessna 402B, Omaha, NE, September 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2009, 08:17 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DUFA
- Location: 41.3031° N, 95.8939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3031&lon=-95.8939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1048-2012-10-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,906 total, 447 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA600) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090922021349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF CESSNA 402B, N1048, BEGAN TAXING FROM FRIGHT RAMP AND BECAME BLINDED BY THE SUN.  SUBSEQUENTLY, IMPACTING A PARKED SA227AT.  THE RIGHT ENGINE ON THE CESSNA WAS DAMAGED AS WAS THE NOSE CONE ON THE SA227AT.

## 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 CEN09CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA600), Sep 22, 2009: Cessna 402B (N1048), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to taxi with an obstructed windscreen and his failure to maintain clearance from the parked airplane.

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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