# Accident 20230409002969A: Cessna 402C, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2023, 16:13 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 1T5A
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404PJ) (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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,269 total, 14,850 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230409002969A

## Narrative

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

PART 135 OPERATION BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CESSNA 402C, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 402C0513. ON LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 10R AT FLL, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY, CONTACTED SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL STRUCTURE, DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BOTH PROPELLERS. AIRCRAFT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ERA23LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA189), Apr 9, 2023: Cessna 402 (N404PJ), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s ineffective use of the airplane’s brakes, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## Other reports on N404PJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20210626008339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210626008339I), Jun 26, 2021: Cessna 402C (N404PJ), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. Water inside of ADS-B antenna.
- [Incident 20020926025589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020926025589I), Sep 26, 2002: Cessna 402C (N404PJ), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) 9/26/02: N404PJ landed on 9 left at mia. The nose wheel axle retaining bolt broke, allowing the axle to move from the retaining radius on the lower…

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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