What happened
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1. The accident occurred on February 15, 2019, at approximately 0900 pacific standard time.
2. The airplane was a Cessna 402, N5849C registered to redding aero enterprises, inc.
3. The flight was operated by redding jet center under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 135, as a united parcel service (ups) flight.
4. An IFR and company flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the sacramento mather airport (mhr), sacramento, California, about 0700 with an intended destination Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field (1O5), Montague, California.
5. The approach to rwy 33 and initial landing were normal. Upon touchdown, the pilot initiated normal braking and experienced reduced braking action on the left and almost nil braking action on the right.
6. Thinking a go around was the best option, the pilot then retracted the flaps and applied full power to perform a rejected landing, but he immediately realized inadequate airspeed or runway remained to regain flight.
7. The pilot immediately closed the throttles and applied heavy braking while attempting to maintain directional control and applied full aft pressure to the control wheel to enhance braking effectiveness and aerodynamic braking.
8. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and came to rest approx 100-150 yards off the departure end of rwy 33 into the dirt/mud.
9. The nose wheel and landing gear were sheared from the a/c as a result of the rwy excursion and the airframe sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage.
10. The pilot as the sole occupant was not injured.
11. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident.
12. Freezing conditions existed the night before the accident. AWOS reported temperature +1C, and the runway had patches of ice accumulation and had been lightly rained on prior to the arrival of the flight creating conditions conducive to black ice. No report of braking action or runway condition was available to the pilot.
13. Counseled pilot regarding:
A. remote airport operations and lack of access to current runway condition reports
B. runway performance considerations when contaminated runway conditions exist.
14. The company provided pilot with full debriefing and additional training in areas of remote airport operations and contaminated runway performance issues.
As the FAA filed it
1. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 15, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME.
2. THE AIRPLANE WAS A CESSNA 402, N5849C REGISTERED TO REDDING AERO ENTERPRISES, INC.
3. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY REDDING JET CENTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135, AS A UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) FLIGHT.
4. AN IFR AND COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SACRAMENTO MATHER AIRPORT (MHR), SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0700 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION MONTAGUE-YREKA ROHRER FIELD (1O5), MONTAGUE, CALIFORNIA.
5. THE APPROACH TO RWY 33 AND INITIAL LANDING WERE NORMAL. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT INITIATED NORMAL BRAKING AND EXPERIENCED REDUCED BRAKING ACTION ON THE LEFT AND ALMOST NIL BRAKING ACTION ON THE RIGHT.
6. THINKING A GO AROUND WAS THE BEST OPTION, THE PILOT THEN RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO PERFORM A REJECTED LANDING, BUT HE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED INADEQUATE AIRSPEED OR RUNWAY REMAINED TO REGAIN FLIGHT.
7. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND APPLIED FULL AFT PRESSURE TO THE CONTROL WHEEL TO ENHANCE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND AERODYNAMIC BRAKING.
8. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST APPROX 100-150 YARDS OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 33 INTO THE DIRT/MUD.
9. THE NOSE WHEEL AND LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED FROM THE A/C AS A RESULT OF THE RWY EXCURSION AND THE AIRFRAME SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE.
10. THE PILOT AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.
11. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
12. FREEZING CONDITIONS EXISTED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AWOS REPORTED TEMPERATURE +1C, AND THE RUNWAY HAD PATCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION AND HAD BEEN LIGHTLY RAINED ON PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FLIGHT CREATING CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO BLACK ICE. NO REPORT OF BRAKING ACTION OR RUNWAY CONDITION WAS AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT.
13. COUNSELED PILOT REGARDING:
A. REMOTE AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND LACK OF ACCESS TO CURRENT RUNWAY CONDITION REPORTS
B. RUNWAY PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CONTAMINATED RUNWAY CONDITIONS EXIST.
14. THE COMPANY PROVIDED PILOT WITH FULL DEBRIEFING AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN AREAS OF REMOTE AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND CONTAMINATED RUNWAY PERFORMANCE ISSUES.
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