# Incident 20040318003909I: Cessna 414A, Midland, TX, March 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2004, 18:24 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414FB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414FB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 151 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04IA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040318003909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 18, 2004, N414FB, A CESSNA MODEL 414A AIRCRAFT, WAS DEPARTING MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF) ENROUTE TO LANCASTER, TEXAS, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL FLOW AND HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROLS BECAME TOO STIFF TO OPERATE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO MAF, DEVIATING FROM THIS INTENDED FLIGHT PLAN. HE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION DUE TO LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINES DUE TO STIFF ENGINE CONTROL CABLE, BUT SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED ENGINE SHUT DOWN BY POSITIONING THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE MAGNETOS TO "OFF". FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE RIGHT WING JUST INBOARD OF THE NACELLE IN THE WING LEADING EDGE AREA. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ENOUGH HEAT DAMAGE TO MELT THROUGH ELECTRICAL WIRING, FLUID CARRYING HOSES, ALUMINUM TUBING, AND EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE HEAT DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW04IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04IA104), Mar 19, 2004: Cessna 414 (N414FB), Midland, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The in-flight wing fire for undetermined reasons.

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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