Cessna 402 N402MY

Summary

On 17 February 2018 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N402MY was involved in an accident near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were 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

17 February 2018 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Sterling-Montgomery Coun (IOB)

Coordinates

38.0586, -83.9800

Aircraft

Cessna 402

Registration

N402MY

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Mount Sterling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing after it had just rained, the airplane touched down on the first third of the wet runway on the centerline. During the landing roll, he let the airplane roll to the end of the runway so that he did not have to use excessive brake inputs. He added that, as he turned left toward the taxiway, he noticed the brakes were not very effective and that the airplane began to pivot to the right. He felt the right main landing gear and nosewheel slide. The airplane exited the runway, and the nosewheel "bumped and folded." Subsequently, the airplane came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.