- Date
- December 27, 1985, 02:49 local (10:49 UTC)
- Place
- Spokane, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4624NCessna 402B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851227074959A
- Case key
- 40340
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported encountering icing conditions during his apch to Spokane. Upon arrival, the acft remained at Spokane for 30-40 minutes during which freezing drizzle and below freezing temps existed prior to and during the departure. The plt did not utilize the manually operated alternate air system aboard the acft and as a result, cold, moist air was entrained into the subfreezing filter chambers. The gradual blockage of air from ice in the filters resulted in a loss of pwr on both engs. With sufficient pwr available the plt chose to execute an intentional forced landing. The acft struck an arpt perimeter fence during the landing and ground slide.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4624N
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B1376
- Airframe hours
- 39,776
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Regional Express Co.
- Registered owner
- J.M. Bevans, III/G.B. Meisner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GEG · Spokane, WA
- Destination
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
- Airport
- GEG · Spokane Intn'L, runway 21, 9,000 × 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,370 total · 700 in this make and model · 12,655 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GEG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.