# Accident 20050302008269A: Cessna 402C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2005, 18:33 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88TN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88TN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P337H (registry code 2075731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,975 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050302008269A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA05LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA066), Mar 2, 2005: Cessna 402C (N88TN), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation and securing of the elevator trim tab push-rod attaching hardware by maintenance personal resulting in the rod disconnecting and a partial separation of the right elevator…

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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