- Date
- February 15, 2019, 08:17 local (16:17 UTC)
- Place
- Montague, CA · Airport Environment
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5849CCessna 402
- Defining event
- Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20190215010319A
- Case key
- 99093
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet/icy runway.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
While on final approach to the runway, the pilot extended full flaps and slowed the airplane to 85-90 knots. He applied the airplane brakes and noticed minor braking action with the left brake and no braking action with the right brake. The pilot retracted the flaps and applied full power to perform a go-around; however, he recognized there was not enough runway and/or airspeed to regain flight. The pilot then reduced the power to idle and applied heavy braking while attempting to maintain directional control. The airplane departed the end of the runway off the left side and came to rest about 100-150 yards into a dirt overrun area, substantially damaging the forward fuselage section. The runway was likely icy at the time of the landing due to rain the night before and sub-freezing temperatures overnight. The icy conditions would have resulted in a decreased braking performance and contributed to the runway excursion. Additionally, the operator reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Factual narrative
On February 15, 2019, at 0900 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 402, N5849C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Montague, California. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. According to the pilot, while on final approach to runway 33 at Montague Airport (1O5), he extended full flaps and slowed the airplane to 85-90 knots. He applied the airplane brakes and noticed minor braking action with the left brake and no braking action with the right brake. The pilot retracted the flaps and applied full power to perform a go-around; however, he recognized there was not enough runway and/or airspeed to regain flight. The pilot then reduced the power to idle and applied heavy braking while attempting to maintain directional control. The airplane departed the end of the runway off the left side and came to rest about 100-150 yards into a dirt overrun area. The nosewheel collapsed during the runway excursion and the forward fuselage section of the airplane was substantially damaged. The operator reported that the temperature was approximately 33°F at the time of the accident, and the runway surface was wet from rain that fell the night before. He stated the touchdown area was likely icy due to overnight sub-freezing temperatures. The operator additionally reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5849C
- Reported as
- Cessna 402 (C)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0052
- Built
- 1979
- Airframe hours
- 21,941.2
- Engines
- Continental TSIO-520--VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental TSIO-520VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Redding Aero Enterprises Inc
- Registered owner
- Redding Aero Enterprises Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 10, 2019 · 34.2 hours before
- Departed
- KMHR · Rancho Cordova, CA
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- 1O5 · Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field, runway 33, 3,360 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display
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
- 36
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- January 25, 2019
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 3,469.3 total · 140 in this make and model · 3,370.2 as pilot in command · 152 in the last 90 days · 54 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.68 inHg
- Observed at
- KSIY, 4 nm away
- METAR
- METAR KSIY 151553Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM SCT055 BKN070 BKN085 01/M02 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP069 T00111022=
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.