# NTSB CEN09CA600: Cessna 402B, N1048, Omaha, NE, September 22, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 22, 2009, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC) - Place: Omaha, NE - Coordinates: 41.303054, -95.89389 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3031&lon=-95.8939&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 29, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 74787 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA600 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74787/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74787 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA600 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper decision to taxi with an obstructed windscreen and his failure to maintain clearance from the parked airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 116 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md) - [Physical workspace: visibility](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041020): Environmental issues › Task environment · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041020/cases.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Aircraft servicing event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020); cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020/sequence.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 70 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot arrived for the morning cargo flight with the twin-engine airplane parked directly into the sun and condensation on the windscreen. Using his hand, the pilot attempted to clear the condensation from the windscreen only to have it reappear. The pilot elected to start taxiing with the left crew door open to aid his visibility; however, while executing a left turn onto the cargo ramp the airplane's left wing and left propeller impacted an unattended airplane. Once both engines were secured, the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. An examination following the accident revealed that the parked airplane sustained structural damage to the forward nose area, and the taxiing airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing. ## Factual narrative The pilot arrived for the morning cargo flight with the twin-engine airplane parked directly into the sun and condensation on the windscreen. Using his hand, the pilot attempted to clear the condensation from the windscreen only to have it reappear. The pilot elected to start taxiing with the left crew door open to aid his visibility; however, while executing a left turn onto the cargo ramp the airplane's left wing and left propeller impacted an unattended airplane. Once both engines were secured, the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. An examination following the accident revealed that the parked airplane sustained structural damage to the forward nose area, and the taxiing airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1048](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1048-2012-10-30), registration cancelled 2012-10-30, S/N 402B0628, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B - Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 402B0628 - Airframe hours: 12444 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Daedalus Inc DBA - Registered owner: Daedalus Inc DBA - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 9, 2009 - Departed: OMA, Omaha, NE - Destination: FSD, Sioux Falls, SD - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: OMA, Eppley Airfield ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 1,907 total, 448 in this make and model, 1,700 as pilot in command, 297 in the last 90 days, 94 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: OMA, 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090922021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090922021349A), Sep 22, 2009: Cessna 402B, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot of Cessna 402B, N1048, began taxing from fright ramp and became blinded by the sun. Subsequently, impacting a parked SA227AT. The right engine on the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74787. 613 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 118 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320497&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Digital Photo 1, Right side view (item 2, .PDF, 495 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320498&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Digital%20Photo%201,%20Right%20side%20view-Master.PDF 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. 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