Cessna 402C accident near Provincetown, MA
On September 9, 2021, a Cessna 402C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Provincetown, MA. 7 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 9, 2021
- Place
- Provincetown, MA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 7 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.076°N, 70.212°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210909103831
Official records · ERA21FA354
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt Of FAA Formal Air Traffic Control Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 2021, about 1527 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402C, N88833, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The pilot and the six passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 flight. The flight was being operated by Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d.b.a. Cape Air on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Boston-Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, to Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC), Provincetown, Massachusetts. In a postaccident interview, the pilot said he obtained weather information before the flight via a computer in the pilot crew room at BOS just before the passengers were boarded. The weather information included the graphic forecast for aviation; weather advisories including AIRMETs and SIGMETs, weather radar, METARs, and NOTAMs. The pilot reported that the radar was showing green bands of rain only between BOS and PVC. The pilot said that based on the weather conditions, he planned for the ILS RWY 7 approach into PVC. He then filed an IFR flight plan and began the boarding process. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) communications, the flight departed BOS about 1504. The pilot said it was a very quick flight and the AWOS frequency for PVC was already dialed into the No. 2 radio. He said he checked the AWOS “at least twice” during the flight but did not recall exactly when. He was required by the operator to check the AWOS before he started the
Probable cause
The pilot’s delayed decision to perform an aborted landing late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to execute a go-around once the approach became unstabilized, per the operator’s procedures.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
