Cessna 402B N108RS
27 February 1998 · Mason City, Iowa, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1998 at about 23:35 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N108RS was involved in an accident near Mason City, Iowa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mason City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mason City Municipal (MCW)
- Coordinates
- 43.1496, -93.1891
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N108RS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denison → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA098
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the accumulation of airframe ice during flight, and failure of the pilot to attain a proper flare for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) condition; and the pilot's limited forward visibility, due to ice on the windshield and the light condition at dusk.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said the airplane encountered freezing rain that was changing to snow as the airplane broke out of the clouds at 600-feet above ground level during an ILS approach. He said the airplane had about 3/8 to 1/2-inch of ice on its airframe. According to the pilot, the airplane touched down on its left main landing gear, as he landed at dusk with a 10-knot left quartering tailwind. He said the left main gear tire rolled off its wheel as the nose gear and right main landing gear contacted the runway. Both the right main and nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot said he landed in a slight crab at touchdown on the ice-covered runway. The pilot said the windshield was ice covered with a clear area of about 8-inches by 11-inches through which he could see.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1998 | Cessna 402C | Melville Hall, Dominica | Air Anguilla, Inc | Fatal | 11 |
| 17 Jan 1998 | Cessna 402C | Walker, California, United States | Redding Aero Enterprises | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Dec 1998 | Cessna 402B | Pahokee, Florida, United States | Bimini Island Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Dec 1998 | Cessna 402B | San Juan | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1998 | Cessna 402 | Sorstukken, Norway | TUE Friis Hansen | Fatal | 9 |
| 3 Apr 1998 | Cessna 402B | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-28-180 | Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-12 | Carrol, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Needham GLASTAR | Allison, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1998 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1998 | Sheets KITFOX II | Greenfield, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Piper PA28-151 | Jefferson, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |