# NTSB SEA01LA038: Cessna 402B, N6384X, Ontario, OR, January 9, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 9, 2001, 10:50 local (18:50 UTC) - Place: Ontario, OR - Coordinates: 44.079536, -117.010322 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0795&lon=-117.0103&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 50941 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA01LA038 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50941/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA038 ## Probable cause Pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. Factors include a snow covered runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Overrun, landing - roll ## Analysis The commercial pilot was landing the twin-engine airplane on a snow covered runway. The airplane touched down approximately 1,500 feet beyond the landing threshold of the 4,529 feet runway. The pilot applied brakes, however, the aircraft skidded off the departure end of the runway. No mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported that may have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On January 9, 2001, about 1050 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 402B, N6384X, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll-out at Ontario Municipal Airport, Ontario, Oregon. The airplane is registered to and operated by Ameriflight, Incorporated, of Burbank California, and was being operated as an instrument flight rules (IFR) supplemental cargo flight under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The pilot and co-pilot were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was activated. The flight originated from the regional airport at Baker, Oregon, approximately 20 minutes prior to the accident. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. During a telephone interview with the fist pilot on January 23, 2001, he reported that the aircraft touched down approximately 1,500 feet beyond the landing threshold of runway 32. The runway is approximately 4,529 feet in length and was covered with approximately 1-2 inches of fresh snow. During the landing roll, approximately 100 feet from the end of the runway, the pilot applied braking action and attempted to exit the runway at the taxiway, however, the aircraft slid off the departure end of runway 32. The airplane's nose gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. No mechanical malfunctions or anomalies were reported with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6384X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6384X), registered now, S/N 402B1347, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 402B - Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 402B1347 - Airframe hours: 10186 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Ameriflight Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, January 5, 2001, 7 hours before - Departed: BKE, BAKER CITY, CA - Destination: ONO, Ontario, OR - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ONO, Ontario Muni, runway 34, 4,529 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 9, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 1,387 total, 155 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days, 102 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review December 8, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 1,408 total, 118 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days, 112 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 1.75 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 500 ft broken - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: ONO ## 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 20010109000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010109000249A), Jan 9, 2001: Cessna 402B, Ontario, OR, No damage. (-23) The pilot of Cessna 402B a/c reported he touched down on runway 32 at 1,500 ft. from edge, on a 2" slushy surface. He applied brakes throughout the roll… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.