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August 26, 1996 · Cessna T303 · N420FC

Senoia, GA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 26, 1996
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Senoia, GA
Aircraft
Cessna T303
Tail Number
N420FC
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ATL96LA125

The pilot had landed at a divert field after holding above an undercast for about one hour. He fueled the airplane and obtained a verbal briefing regarding the weather at the destination. The private destination airport had a sod runway, 2050 feet long. The morning fog had left the runway wet. According to the pilot, the braking action was insufficient to stop the airplane when he landed. The airplane ran off the runway into an adjacent ditch.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to ascertain the conditions of the runway. Factors were the wet, grass runway.

Full Narrative

On August 26, 1996, about 1120 eastern daylight time, a Cessna T303, N420FC, overran the side of runway 16 at the Big T private airstrip, Senoia, Georgia. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. A flight plan was not filed for the personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. There were no injuries to the commercial pilot, the only occupant, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Origination of the flight was Peachtree City, Georgia, about 1128, on the same day. The pilot reported that he departed Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and proceeded under instrument flight rules (IFR) to the final IFR fix for Big 'T' Airport. At PECAT, the final IFR fix, the pilot entered holding for about one hour, while waiting for an undercast to clear. He then landed at Peachtree City, fueled the airplane, and checked weather with personnel at Big 'T' Airport. He departed and flew the five miles to Big 'T' Airport, in visual conditions. On landing, according to the pilot, the airplane ran off the runway into an adjacent ditch because "braking action was insufficient to stop aircraft." According to the inspector who visited the accident site, the airplane overran the side of the 2100 foot long runway. The airplane touched down about 1/4 of its length and veered off the runway after rolling about 75-80% of its length. The airplane's flaps were extended. The runway was level sod with grass about four to five inches long. According to the pilot there were no mechanical malfunctions, the airplane simply began sliding, continuing off of the runway.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:20 EDT
Nearest AirportBig 'T' (0nm)
Runway16
Runway Length2050 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna T303
Tail NumberN420FC
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TSIO-520-AE2 · Reciprocating · 250
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 70 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility4 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point61 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time14:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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