# Incident 20051213033019I: Cvac 440, Vero Beach, FL, December 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2005, 02:17 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: MIAB
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41527-2021-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: PWA R2800103W
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213033019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT FROM OPA LOCKA, FL TO CINCINNATI, OH, WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF VERO BEACH, FL, THE FLIGHT CREW OF N41527, A CV-440 OPERATED BY MIAMI AIR LEASE, NOTICED OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANT ENGINE VIBRATION. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN AND FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND PLANNED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. WHILE APPROACHING THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 11 AT VRB, THE AIRCRAFT'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR, BUT UPON TOUCHDOWN, EXPERIENCED NO HYDRAULIC BRAKING OR STEERING. EMERGENCY BRAKING USING THE AIRCRAFT'S AIR SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 11, AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO HEAT CAUSED BY HEAVY BRAKING. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THIS ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THE FIRE WAS FINALLY EXTINGUISHED BY THE VRB AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FLIGHTCREW WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR FIRE DAMAGE. A POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CREW FAILED TO "UNLOAD" THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE SHUT DOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING OVERLOAD AND FAILURE OF THE MAIN CURRENT LIMITER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CREW APPARENTLY FAILED TO PLACE THE HYDRAULIC BY-PASS VALVE IN THE "DOWN" (NOT BY-PASSED) POSITION, THUS PREVENTING THE LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF SUBSEQUENT FAILURES OF THE HYDRAULIC STEERING THE BRAKING SYSTEM WERE NOT POSITIVELY DETERMINED. HOWEVER, FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO FOLLOW APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST PROCEDURES FOLLOWING SHUT DOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT COMPLICATIONS DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDITIONALLY, INSPECTION OF N41527 REVEALED SEVERAL POTENTIAL AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE PRINCIPAL AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO MIAMI AIR LEASE IS RECOMMENDED.

## Other reports on N41527 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020515012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515012389I), May 15, 2002: Cvac 440 (N41527), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. (-23) While enroute from laredo, Texas, to louisville, Kentucky, on 05-15-02 (operator eastern time date was 05/16/02), the left engine started backfiring with…

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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