- Date
- March 19, 1993, 07:43 local (12:43 UTC)
- Place
- Opa-Locka, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6383XCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930319027619A
- Case key
- 33242
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot-in-command to perform weight and balance calculations, exceeding the gross weight of the airplane, and disregarding wind information provided by the tower controller.
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.
Analysis
The acft was no less than 500 pounds over gross & the plt did not perform weight & balance calculations. Additionally, the cargo was not secured. On the initial call to the ground controller, the pilot was advised that the wind was from 350 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 18. The flt was cleared to taxi to rwy 36R but the plt requested rwy 27R, which is a longer rwy. The flt was cleared to rwy 27R, & a short time later, the plt contacted the tower controller & advised that the flt was ready for takeoff. The tower controller cleared the flt to takeoff & advised the plt that the wind was from 020 degrees at 14 knots. The plt replied 'roger.' The plt stated that the main landing gear did get off the ground and he aborted the takeoff. During the rollout the acft travelled off the end of the rwy & the gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6383X
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B1346
- Airframe hours
- 6,118
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Providence Air Corp.
- Registered owner
- Providence Air Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1993 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- OPF
- Destination
- MYNN · Nassau, OF
- Airport
- OPF · Opa-Locka, runway 27, 8,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF, 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.