# Accident 20190215010319A: Cessna 402C, Motague, CA, February 15, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 15, 2019, 09:00 local time - Place: Motague, CA - Airport: Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: MNVA - Location: 41.7300° N, 122.5444° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7300&lon=-122.5444&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5849C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5849C-2023-09-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 3,470 total, 140 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA094) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190215010319A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 WPR19LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA094), Feb 15, 2019: Cessna 402 (N5849C), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet/icy runway. ## Other reports on N5849C (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19851107064849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851107064849I), Nov 7, 1985: Cessna 402C (N5849C), Presque Isle, ME, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Indicated safe. Found downlock microswitch was not properly adjusted. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.