- Date
- January 21, 1982, 19:24 local (Jan 22, 1982, 01:24 UTC)
- Place
- North Kansas Ci, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4553QCessna 402A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820121001709A
- Case key
- 72036
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot received 2 weather briefings. Most of the first briefing was spent finding an alternate. The forecast includedimc with low ceilings, low visibilities with light snow, fog, and possible freezing drizzle. The aircraft was not certificated for flight in known icing conditions. During arrival, the plane entered an overcast at 3500 ft MSL. Two minutes later, the pilot reported an encounter with freezing precipitation. The first approach was abandoned in the vicinity of the faf/outer marker after the pilot flew through the localizer course line and was about 1/2 mile to the right. He was vectored for another ILS approach. While inbound on the approach, he was informed that approach control had received a low altitude alert. He was reminded that his altitude should be 2600 ft until reaching the faf; however, he reached only 2400 ft. his airspeed was much higher than normal while descending from the faf. The plane struck a building and burned about 1/3 mile northeast of the end of runway 18.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4553Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402-A-0053
- Airframe hours
- 3,746
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Springdale Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Springdale Air Service, Inc.
- Departed
- Springdale, AR
- Destination
- Kansas City, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- runway 18, 7,000 × 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,993 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.