What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 2, 2005, about 1833 eastern standard time, a Cessna 402C, N88TN, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a title 14 CFR part 91 ferry flight, lost a section of the right elevator during descent and made an emergency landing at the fort Lauderdale executive airport, fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airline transport-rated pilot received no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from suffolk executive airport, suffolk, Virginia, earlier that day, about 1430. The pilot stated he started a descent to fort Lauderdale international airport about 70 nautical miles north of the airport. The airplane was descending at a rate of 500 feet per minute, normal cruise engine power setting and an indicated airspeed of 185 knots. The airplane was about 5 miles north of fort Lauderdale executive (fxe) and approximately 4,000 feet MSL, when the airplane pitched sharply nose down, with an uncontrollable back and forth oscillation of the control yoke. A loud shearing noise was heard from the right rear of the aircraft before pitch control wasregained.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 2, 2005, ABOUT 1833 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 402C, N88TN, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT, LOST A SECTION OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR DURING DESCENT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SUFFOLK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA, EARLIER THAT DAY, ABOUT 1430. THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED A DESCENT TO FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ABOUT 70 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING AT A RATE OF 500 FEET PER MINUTE, NORMAL CRUISE ENGINE POWER SETTING AND AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 185 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (FXE) AND APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET MSL, WHEN THE AIRPLANE PITCHED SHARPLY NOSE DOWN, WITH AN UNCONTROLLABLE BACK AND FORTH OSCILLATION OF THE CONTROL YOKE. A LOUD SHEARING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE PITCH CONTROL WASREGAINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.