# NTSB IAD78FA059: Cessna 402B, N6367X, Knoxville, TN, April 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1978
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0266  78/4/11    KNOXVILLE,TN        CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1757                    N6367X              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 32, 6789 TOTAL HOURS, 64
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE-TYSON AIRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WICHITA,KS                  WICHITA,KS                   SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- ACFT 616 8 LBS OVER MAX GWT FOR TOFF.4.95 PCNT MAC AFT OF REAR LIMIT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6367X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6367X-2011-08-08), registration cancelled 2011-08-08, S/N 402B1330, built 1978 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson Airp

## 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 19780411015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411015289A), Apr 11, 1978: Cessna 402CESSNA, Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Acft 616 8 lbs over max gwt for toff.4.95 pcnt mac aft of rear li

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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