# NTSB WPR19LA094: Cessna 402, N5849C, Montague, CA, February 15, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 15, 2019, 08:17 local (16:17 UTC) - Place: Montague, CA · Airport Environment - Coordinates: 41.729999, -122.54444 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7300&lon=-122.5444&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 99093 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19LA094 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99093/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA094 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet/icy runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 402C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=207590R), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 402C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=207590R), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 402C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=207590R), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 402C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=207590R), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5849C-2023-09-20), registration cancelled 2023-09-20, S/N 402C0052, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 402 (C) - Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 402C0052 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 21941.2 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520--VB 325 horsepower reciprocating; Continental 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20190215010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190215010319A), Feb 15, 2019: Cessna 402C, Motague, CA, Substantial damage. 1. The accident occurred on February 15, 2019, at approximately 0900 pacific standard time. 2. The airplane was a Cessna 402, N5849C registered to redding aero… 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.