- Date
- December 22, 1984, 17:33 local (22:33 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8064QCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841222067819A
- Case key
- 35792
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to tkf the plt was informed of wind shear as centerfield winds as 270 deg at 25 KTS gust to 46 KTS & nw boundary winds as 280 deg at 13 KTS. During tkf the plt reported an opened door & requested to return to land. The acft turned left and descended to the ground. Examination of the acft did not disclose evidence of malfunction. Examination of the acft doors revealed the rightside cargo door securing mechanisms were relatively undamaged. Flight test conducted to evaluate the effects of a opened door disclosed in part the following. The door will open and remain open during rotation; results in noise & vibration; no abnormal flight characteristics; no significant change in multiengine climb performance. Plt landing in jet acft prior to accident reported moderate turbulence with a plus or minus 10 to 15 KTS change in airspeed from 2000 ft MSL to the surface
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8064Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0400
- Airframe hours
- 6,194
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Falcon Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Univ. Acft Sales And Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 7, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- ROC · Rochester, NY
- Destination
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ROC · Rochester-Monroe Co., runway 28, 550 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,066 total · 1,957 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.