# Incident 20050204004389I: Cessna 414, Tecumseh, MI, February 4, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2005, 03:15 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyers Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0251° N, 83.9393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AL MEYERS (3TE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0251&lon=-83.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52CS) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050204004389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STOLEN FROM ARB (ANN ARBOR) AIRPORT AT 0300 LOCAL. RADAR IMAGE SHOWS AIRCRAFT DEPARTING ARB AND LANDING AT 3TE APPROXIMATELY 0315 LOCAL. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY FBO OWNER AT 3TE AT APPROX. 0800 LOCAL. AIRCRAFT WAS ON RUNWAY 36 WITH LANDING GEAR IN THE "UP" POSITION. PILOT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS OF 02 MAR 2005. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT STEALED AIRCRAFT FOR JOYRIDE. FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR UPON LANDING. PILOT ALSO STATED HIS JUDGEMENT WAS IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL.

## Other reports on N52CS (1)

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

- [Incident 20081210854109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081210854109I), Dec 10, 2008: Cessna 414 (N52CS), Springfield, IL, No damage. (-23) The pilot lowered the gear in anticipation of landing at spi. After the gear extension sequence, the pilot observed the right main gear did not indicate…

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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