# NTSB NYC88LA091: Cessna 303, N5461V, Hyannis, MA, February 3, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 2, 1988, 22:05 local (Feb 3, 1988, 03:05 UTC)
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Location: 41.6693° N, 70.2804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD GATEWAY (HYA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6693&lon=-70.2804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA091

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - misjudged, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE CESSNA 303 BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND MADE A LONG LANDING ON A 5567 FT RUNWAY. TIRE MARKS SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH LESS THAN 2000 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE LANDING RUNWAY WAS 24 AND THE WINDS WERE FROM 360 DEGREES AT 8 KTS. THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS COVERED WITH SLUSH APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT WAS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THE PIC WAS OVERHEARD INSTRUCTING THE LEFT SEAT PILOT TO 'GET IT DOWN.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5461V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5461V), registered now, S/N T30300300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 303
- Registry model: [Cessna T303](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (registry code 2073820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T30300300
- Airframe hours: 953
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-AE 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Hyannis Aviation
- Registered owner: Hyannis Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1987, 49 hours before
- Departed: NO.PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Destination: HYANNIS, MA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: HYA, Hyannis, runway 24, 5,567 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 10,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 5,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HYA

## 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 19880202001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202001739A), Feb 2, 1988: Cessna T303, Hyannis, MA, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on slushy runway. Ran off end. Nose wheel folded, pilot qualification suspect.

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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