# Incident 20090930018519I: Cessna 402B, St Louis, MO, September 30, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2009, 06:15 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSSA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98649, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98649) (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 TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090930018519I

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ST LOUIS LAMBERT AIRPORT (STL) IT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30R AND HIT TWO RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE IMPACT WITH THE LIGHTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO ONE PROPELLER BLADE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DENTED THE RIGHT INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE WING.  THE IMPACT WITH THE LIGHT BROKE OFF A 3 INCH SECTION FROM ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE LIGHTS AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS INTENDED DISTINATION, KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI (IRK)

## Other reports on N98649 (2)

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

- [Accident 20200413002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200413002139A), Apr 13, 2020: Cessna 402B (N98649), Kirksville, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot indicated a loss of power on both engines after takeoff resulting in a gear-up landing causing the aircraft to land with the gear up, causing damage to…
- [Incident 19940414011269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940414011269I), Apr 14, 1994: Cessna 402B (N98649), Beatrice, NE. Aircraft departed taxiway while taxiing in a strong tail wind. Pilot stated brakes failed.

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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