Cessna 402 crash, Apr 26, 2018, Tanner-Hiller
Cessna 402 accident on April 26, 2018 near Tanner-Hiller, Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot decided to land with...
- Date: April 26, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Tanner-Hiller, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot decided to land with a tailwind; contact occurred without enough runway left to stop.
A private Cessna 402 landing at Tanner Hiller, Massachusetts, was in a tailwind of about 16 knots gusting to 27 knots. It touched down with too little runway left, ran off into trees and caught fire, causing substantial airframe damage. The NTSB found the pilot chose to land with the tailwind, which made the touchdown too late for the remaining runway.