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FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Miami, FL · November 21, 2005

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Date
November 21, 2005 · 14:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9NC
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,050 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N9NCRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0202 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 414AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft started to buffet during approach to Opa Locka Airport. Pilot landed aircraft safely. Inspection revealed that the right elevator trim tab detached from it's actuator arm and caused the elevator to buffet. The elevator torque tube broke approximately 3 inches from the inboard attach point and the elevator counter weight was broken off. The elevator was substantially damaged. 4 flight hours earlier the right elevator had been removed for maintenance during the aircraft annual inspection. The elevator trim tab actuator arm was not broken and trim tab attach point was intact, but the attach hardware was missing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BUFFET DURING APPROACH TO OPA LOCKA AIRPORT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB DETACHED FROM IT'S ACTUATOR ARM AND CAUSED THE ELEVATOR TO BUFFET. THE ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE BROKE APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD ATTACH POINT AND THE ELEVATOR COUNTER WEIGHT WAS BROKEN OFF. THE ELEVATOR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. 4 FLIGHT HOURS EARLIER THE RIGHT ELEVATOR HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE DURING THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR ARM WAS NOT BROKEN AND TRIM TAB ATTACH POINT WAS INTACT, BUT THE ATTACH HARDWARE WAS MISSING.