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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414A · Anderson, SC · August 24, 1997

Date: August 24, 1997 · 12:30 local
Place: Anderson, SC
Airport: Anderson County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4668N
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97LA124
Reported as: Cessna 414A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,168 total791 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N4668NRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0061 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 414A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Left engine quit enroute. Overshot runway landing at and. Ran off end thru a fence. Engine threw rod thru case. (-23) during cruise flight the left engine failed. The pilot secured teh engine and made an emergency landing. He said he was fast on final approach and landed half way down the runway. He tried to regain control of the aircraft and landed beyond the end of the runway causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY LANDING AT AND. RAN OFF END THRU A FENCE. ENGINE THREW ROD THRU CASE. (-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SECURED TEH ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE SAID HE WAS FAST ON FINAL APPROACH AND LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ATL97LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnderson, SCthe pilot misjudged distance and speed on final approach to land and failed to attain a proper touchdown point during the landing, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with a fence. A related factor was the loss of engine power during…Aug 24, 1997 · Substantial damage