Cessna 402B N1048

Summary

On 22 September 2009 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N1048, operated by Daedalus Inc DBA, was involved in an accident near Omaha, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 September 2009 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Eppley Airfield (OMA)

Coordinates

41.3031, -95.8939

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

N1048

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Daedalus Inc DBA

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Omaha → Sioux Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CEN09CA600

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper decision to taxi with an obstructed windscreen and his failure to maintain clearance from the parked airplane.

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

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The pilot arrived for the morning cargo flight with the twin-engine airplane parked directly into the sun and condensation on the windscreen. Using his hand, the pilot attempted to clear the condensation from the windscreen only to have it reappear. The pilot elected to start taxiing with the left crew door open to aid his visibility; however, while executing a left turn onto the cargo ramp the airplane's left wing and left propeller impacted an unattended airplane. Once both engines were secured, the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. An examination following the accident revealed that the parked airplane sustained structural damage to the forward nose area, and the taxiing airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.