# NTSB ANC00LA061: Cessna 402C, N402ET, Cordova, AK, May 22, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 22, 2000, 08:05 local (16:05 UTC) - Place: Cordova, AK - Coordinates: 60.789226, -145.610198 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7892&lon=-145.6102&mi=10 - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 49280 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49280/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA061 ## Probable cause An in-flight collision with a bird. ## Analysis The airline transport certificated pilot was landing at the conclusion of a cargo flight. The visibility was about 2 miles in light rain and mist. When the airplane was about 50 feet above the ground at 100 knots, the pilot saw three Canada geese fly up from the runway area. One of the geese collided with the right windshield, breaking the plastic. The bird remained caught on pieces of the broken windshield. The pilot landed the airplane without any other difficulties. The windshield was penetrated, and required replacement. ## Factual narrative On May 22, 2000, at 0805 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 402C airplane, N402ET, sustained substantial damage when a bird struck the windshield during landing at the Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith airport, Cordova, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as an instrument flight rules (IFR) scheduled flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated as Flight 106 by Arctic Circle Air Service Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. The airline transport certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. An IFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, at 0704. The director of operations for the operator reported the pilot was carrying only cargo. During the landing approach to Cordova, the airplane was about 50 feet above the ground at 100 knots. The pilot reported the visibility was about two miles in light rain and mist. The pilot saw three Canada geese fly up from the runway area. One of the geese collided with the right windshield, breaking the plastic. The bird remained caught on pieces of the broken windshield. The pilot landed the airplane without any other difficulties. The windshield was penetrated, and required replacement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N402ET](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402ET-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 402C0054, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 402C - Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 402C0054 - Airframe hours: 10680 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-VB 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. - Registered owner: Arctic Air Group - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, May 8, 2000, 28 hours before - Departed: PANC, ANCHORAGE, AK - Destination: PACV - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: PACV, Cordova, runway 27, 7,499 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,830 total, 35 in this make and model, 3,750 as pilot in command, 172 in the last 90 days, 53 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots - Visibility: 2 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000522021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522021359A), May 22, 2000: Cessna 402C, Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The airline transport certificated pilot was landing at the conclusion of a cargo flight. The visibility was about 2 miles in light rain and mist. When the… ## Other investigations on N402ET (2) 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 ANC07LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA021), Feb 20, 2007: Cessna 402C (N402ET), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear linkage during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and the collapse of the right main landing gear. A factor associated with… - [NTSB ANC04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA011), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 402 (N402ET), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination and freezing of the landing gear actuator that prevented the extension of the right main landing gear, resulting in a gear-up landing. Factors contributing to the accident were… 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. --- 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.