# Accident 20050814018519A: Cessna 402B, Calera, AL, August 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2005, 06:20 local time
- Place: Calera, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1839° N, 86.7936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1839&lon=-86.7936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1399G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1399G-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 200 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814018519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 14, 2005 THE PILOT DEPARTED THE BESSEMER AIRPORT (EKY) AT 6AM AND STARTED HIS CLIMB APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MILES SOUTH EAST TO AN ALTITUDE OF 3500 FEET. HE NOTICED THE RPM AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE SLOWLY DROP ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HEADED FOR THE NEAREST AIRPORT, SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (EET). THE ENGINE REACHED A POINT WHERE IT WAS WINDMILLING. HE FEATHERED IT AND DECIDED TO SHUT IT DOWN COMPLETELY. HE CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 AM HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT IN THE CITY OF CALERA, AL. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON A PAVED ROAD THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO METAL FENCE POSTS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A MANHOLE COVER WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ATTACHING POINT TO BE TORN OFF THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, SLIDING TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET FROM POINT OF TOUCH DOWN. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE RIGHT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL05CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA143), Aug 14, 2005: Cessna 402B (N1399G), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N1399G (1)

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

- [Incident 19900307011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900307011069I), Mar 7, 1990: Cessna 402B (N1399G), Portland, OR. Right engine had power and fuel flow problems. Caught fire. Secured engine. Exhaust part of NR5 cylinder had hole.

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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