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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Hilton Head, SC · August 16, 1985

Date: August 16, 1985 · 18:45 local
Place: Hilton Head, SC
Airport: Hilton Head Island
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2624D
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL85IA251
Reported as: Cessna 441
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE3318
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total130 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on landing while reversing was in progress. Torque sensor on left engine out of adjustment

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING WHILE REVERSING WAS IN PROGRESS. TORQUE SENSOR ON LEFT ENGINE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL85IA251Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportHilton Head, SCThe pilot reported that the approach sequence and profile were normal, and there were no apparent aircraft problems. After touch down the pilot applied reverse thrust. During the landing roll out, the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway, collided…Aug 16, 1985 · Substantial damage