- Date
- May 27, 1984, 19:48 local (23:48 UTC)
- Place
- Hickory, NC
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3132MCessna 402C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527024089A
- Case key
- 6282
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Analysis
During the ILS apch to rwy 24 (6400 ft long), visual contact with the rwy was established at aprx 500 ft AGL and the acft was indicating 'one dot' high on the glide slope. Witnesses stated the acft touched down past the halfway point on the rwy with full flaps in moderate rain. A 5 kt tailwind was present at the time and the rwy contained a .8% downslope. Upon application of the brakes, the plt found them ineffective and called for flaps up. Braking was still ineffective and the plt elected to ground loop the acft to stop. Left turning skid marks were found starting 300 feet before the end of the rwy. They continued 120 ft beyond the rwy until the acft traveled off an embankment. APRX3 inches of water was present on the rwy when the accident occurred. The acft traveled 120 ft beyond the embankment and collided with upsloping terrain on the other side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3132M
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0281
- Airframe hours
- 3,797
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Sunbird Airlines,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Coastal States Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 11, 1983 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Destination
- HKY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HKY · Hickory, runway 24, 6,400 × 140 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,590 total · 336 in this make and model · 3,461 as pilot in command · 229 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKY, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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