FTW84FA372

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Dfw Airport, TX · August 17, 1984

Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal report
Date
August 17, 1984, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC)
Place
Dfw Airport, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N19DACessna 402
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840817044369A
Case key
21146

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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.

Abrupt maneuverApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Traffic pattern procedure - congested
In-flight planning/decision - poorPilot in commandCause
Planned approach - not performedPilot in commandFactor
MiscellaneousPilot in command
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityPilot in command
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanicalApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Fluid,fuel - undetermined
Fuel supplyCause
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,main gear - overload

Analysis

According to the plt, a rwy change accepted late in the apch required a steep turn and rapid descent. At aprx 400 ft AGL both throttles were advanced but neither eng responsed. The acft landed in unimproived terrain short of the rwy collapsing the left main landing gear. Exam revealed no discreapancies in the eng or fuel system. Both eng were tested and ran satisfactorily. No mechanical malfunctions were reported by the plt.

Aircraft

Registration
N19DA
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Serial number
402-0077
Airframe hours
2,099
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Dale A Rinehart
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · August 16, 1984 · 4 hours before
Departed
HBB · Hobbs, NM
Destination
DFW · Dfw Airport, TX
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
DFW · Dfw Airport, runway 17R, 11,388 × 200 ft, concrete

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
43
Certificate
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
17,000 total · 210 in this make and model · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 3 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
99 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
DFW, 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.