# Accident 19970913026539A: Cessna 411, Williston, FL, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3696° N, 82.4509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3696&lon=-82.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12WT-1999-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913026539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997 AT 1630 EDT, MR. SEAN M. CRITELLI, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO.592502900, LANDED AND TAXIED A CESSNA 411, N12WT, AT WILLISTON AIRPORT, WILLISTON, FLORIDA. MR. CRITELLI LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS HE WAS TURNING OFF OF ACTIVE RUNWAY 22 ONTO THE TAXIWAY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR'S SIDE BRACE LOCK FITTING HAD A BOLT THAT WAS SHEARED OFF FROM APPARENT EXCESSIVE SIDE LOADING STRESS ON THE TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. (.19) FAST TURN OFF AFTER LANDING.  SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR. 140 DEGREE TURN NEEDED.  BENT WING SPAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA253), Sep 13, 1997: Cessna 411 (N12WT), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's excessive taxi speed.

## Other reports on N12WT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730102000839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102000839A), Jan 2, 1973: Cessna 411 (N12WT), Bermuda Dns, CA, Substantial damage. Antiretraction switch malfunctioned. Mistook gr switch for flap handle.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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