# NTSB MKC82FA019: Cessna 402A, N4553Q, North Kansas Ci, MO, January 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 21, 1982, 19:24 local (Jan 22, 1982, 01:24 UTC)
- Place: North Kansas Ci, MO
- Coordinates: 39.150615, -94.579177 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1506&lon=-94.5792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72036/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA019

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - icing conditions (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - wing - ice (contributing factor)
  - operation with known deficiencies in equipment - initiated, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in aircraft's ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - object - building(nonresidential)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553Q-1984-10-22), registration cancelled 1984-10-22, S/N 402A0053, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 402-A-0053
- Airframe hours: 3746
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820121001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820121001709A), Jan 21, 1982: Cessna 402A, North Kansas Ci, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft cleared to land. No further communications. Crashed short of airport.

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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