Cessna 402A N337PL

Summary

On 27 December 1996 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 402A registered N337PL was involved in an accident near Menominee, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 December 1996 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Menominee, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Menominee-Marinette Cnty (MNM)

Coordinates

45.1196, -87.6194

Aircraft

Cessna 402A

Registration

N337PL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Green Bay → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA048

1 person had minor injuries.

ice restricting normal brake system, normal braking not possible for the pilot and the pilot's poor in-flight planning. A factor was the pilot not performing a flight to an alternate destination airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After conducting three (VFR) approaches to one runway the pilot landed on another runway. During the landing roll the airplane swerved to the left and exited the runway. The pilot said that the brakes had frozen over during the previous approaches, and when the airplane touched down the right brake broke loose and the airplane turned left. He said that he should have made a decision to fly to another airport prior to the last landing attempt.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.