# Accident 20041202030719A: Cessna 414, Petersburg, VA, December 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Petersburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1833° N, 77.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1833&lon=-77.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2EQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2EQ-2006-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041202030719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM, THE AILERON TRIM AND THE AUTOPILOT. THERE WERE CONFLICTING STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT, HOWEVER EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAS STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT, HOWEVER HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT AND THAT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^INDICATED THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. OTHER OCCUPANTS CONFIRM THAT MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OCCUPANT OF RIGHT FRONT SEAT, IS ALSO BEING GIVEN INSTRUCTION IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, CLIMBED OVER THE AIRPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MSL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS GIVEN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB OUT. ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 05, HE WAS UNABLE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT ON THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF COURSE. PILOT IN COMMAND^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TOLD^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TO GET ON THE CENTERLINE AND COACHED HIM ON POWER SETTINGS AND CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BECAME DISTRACTED WHEN THE RIGHT PROP RPM DID NOT INCREASE TO MAXIMUM WHEN HE ADVANCED TO PROP LEVERS DURING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. AIRMAN^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO RIGHT OF FINAL.AT APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET AGL,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO FIND THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER. WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY RIGHT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. HE ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND, PUT FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR UP AND TURNED THE RIGHT ENGINE BOOST PUMP ON "HIGH". THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE RAMP WHEN HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR BACK DOWN AND SET IT DOWN ON THE GROUND TO AVOID STALLING. THE CESSNA 414 STRUCK A CE-172 AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP. THE CESSNA 414 STRUCK A CE-172 AND ANOTHER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CESSNA 172 WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CESSNA 414 DID NOT BURN, HOWEVER IT WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 IAD05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA022), Dec 2, 2004: Cessna 414 (N2EQ), Petersburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed (Vmc).

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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