# NTSB ATL82DA172: Cessna 402C, N69SC, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 18, 1982, 19:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72043/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA172

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - inadequate (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 05, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WELL ENOUGH AT THE MDA TO LAND. HE WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND HAD REPORTED BETTER VISIBILITY. THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED AND WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23. THE PILOT RECALLED THAT DURING THE ILS APPROACH, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 306 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN STANDING WATER AND VEERED RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, RAN INTO DEEP WATER AND SOFT TERRAIN, AND THE NOSE GEAR HIT A VASI LIGHT AND FAILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT, THE WATER WAS ANKLE DEEP BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN IN SHEETS. ANOTHER PILOT REPORTED VERTICAL WINDSHEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69SC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69SC-2020-06-02), registration cancelled 2020-06-02, S/N 402C0041, 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: 0041
- Airframe hours: 1330
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-VB 325 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: The Slosman Corporation
- Registered owner: The Slosman Corporation
- Departed: LUMBERTON, NC
- Destination: NORTH MYRTLE BE, SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CRE, Grand Strand, runway 23, 5,996 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 18,146 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 18,000 as pilot in command, 77 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft overcast
- Temperature: 160 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRE

## 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 19820618023809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618023809A), Jun 18, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA, North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing on wet runway in adverse wind conditions. Aircraft hydroplaned off the runway.

## Other investigations on N69SC (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 MIA92IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA100), Mar 18, 1992: Cessna 402C (N69SC), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK AND SEQUENCING VALVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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.

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