CHI86LA136

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 404 · Marquette, MI · May 1, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 1, 1986, 11:31 local (15:31 UTC)
Place
Marquette, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N313RCessna 404
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860501015129A
Case key
13458

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
OverrunLanding - roll
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft was landed on snow covered rwy 26 with winds from 300 degs at 20 KTS gusting to 30 KTS. Directional control of the acft was lost during the first third of the landing roll and it traveled off the left side of the rwy. The acft entered soft terrain and the nose gear collapsed.

Aircraft

Registration
N313R
Reported as
Cessna 404
Category
Airplane
Serial number
4040682
Airframe hours
3,791
Engine
Continental GTSIO-520-M, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91 subpart F
Operator
Northern Air Service
Registered owner
Northern Air Service
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 4, 1986
Departed
IMT · Iron Mountain, MI
Destination
MQT · Marquette, MI
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
MQJ · Marquette, runway 26, 6,500 × 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
29
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
7,087 total · 2,734 in this make and model · 2,200 as pilot in command · 265 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Wind
320° at 20 knots, gusting 30
Visibility
2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
500 ft overcast
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
MQT

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.