- Date
- February 20, 1993, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nome, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4182GCessna 402C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19930220002949A
- Case key
- 5836
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot in command not removing the ice from the plane's airfoil surfaces before takeoff. The weather condition was a factor.
Analysis
The airplane was removed from a hanger about one hour before departure. During the interim period, the ambient temperature was about 32 degrees fahrenheit and it was snowing lightly. No deicing fluid was used on the airplane. The pilot reported observing only water on the plane's wings. The passenger (a rated pilot) reported to an Alaska state trooper that the airplane had accumulated a little ice before the flight departed. The airplane became airborne about 1,000 ft from the end of the 5,576 ft long runway. Shortly after rotation, the airplane began to buffet and would not climb. The airplane impacted in a near horizontal attitude on level snow covered tundra. The pilot reported that immediately after exiting the airplane, he observed a coarse layer of ice on the aft two thirds of the wings. During the test run of both engines, no problems were noted that would have caused and/or contributed toward the inability of the airplane to sustain flight.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4182G
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0284
- Airframe hours
- 5,905
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Ryan Air Service
- Registered owner
- Ryan Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 6, 1993 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- OME
- Destination
- SVA · Savoonga, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OME · Nome, runway 2, 5,576 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,201 total · 736 in this make and model · 2,982 as pilot in command · 198 in the last 90 days · 95 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OME, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.