Cessna 402B N69293
27 October 1997 · Tampa, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 October 1997 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N69293, operated by Donald A. Clark, was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tampa International (TPA)
- Coordinates
- 27.9600, -82.4902
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N69293
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Donald A. Clark
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sarasota → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL98FA008
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist and extend the landing gear for landing, and his failure to maintain VMC during a go-around. Factors were: the pilot's diverted attention due to a non-stabilized instrument approach and his lack of recent instrument experience.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight had departed runway 32, under IFR, from a local reliever airport 35 miles south of the destination, and was cleared to intercept the ILS approach for runway 36R. Instrument meteorological conditions existed with a low scattered cloud layer beneath the 900 foot broken clouds. Visibility was 8 miles. The flight never stabilized on the inbound course and glide slope. After acquiring the runway visually, about 3 miles from the airport, the airplane dove for the runway, subsequently touching down with the landing gear retracted. The left propeller incurred greater damage than the right propeller. The airplane began to go around, pitched up, then entered a steep left, descending turn that continued until impact with the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 402B | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1997 | Cessna 402C | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Hyannis Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Cessna 402A | Caracas, Venezuela | Chapi Air Travel | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Jul 1997 | Cessna 402C | Gt. Harbour Cay, Bahamas | Falcon Air Charters | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1997 | Cessna 402C | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Ocean Wings Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1997 | Cessna 402C | St. Thomas | Air Sunshine, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1997 | Cessna 152 | La Crosse, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1997 | Navion A | Quincy, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1997 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Pelican Airways | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172N | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1997 | Cessna 150M | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1997 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |