Casualties unknown

Runway Excursion on Wet Sod Runway Due to Insufficient Braking Action (N420FC)

Senoia, GA, US

On August 26, 1996, a Cessna T303 (registration N420FC) was involved in an aviation accident near Senoia, GA. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to ascertain the conditions of the runway. Factors were the wet, grass runway. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.

Sourcesthe U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archivePrimary reportUpdated 2026-06-10Data APIEditorial standards

A pilot diverted due to weather, refueled, and received a weather briefing. Landing on a wet 2050-foot sod runway, the aircraft could not stop and ran into a ditch.

Accident Details

A pilot who had been holding above an undercast for approximately one hour diverted to an alternate airport to refuel. After landing, the pilot refueled the aircraft and obtained a verbal briefing regarding the weather conditions at the intended destination.

The destination was a private airport featuring a sod runway measuring 2,050 feet in length. Morning fog had left the runway surface wet. Upon landing, the pilot reported that the braking action was insufficient to bring the aircraft to a stop. Consequently, the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and into an adjacent ditch.

No further information is available from the source regarding the aircraft type, registration, operator, location, date, occupants, injuries, or damage.

Investigation report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive. Original record: https://carol.ntsb.gov/event/20001208X06423. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States.