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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 525A · Tampa, FL · February 16, 2006

Date: February 16, 2006 · 16:47 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N701TF
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA06LA057
Reported as: Cessna 525A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total2,533 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On February 16, 2006, at 1647 EST, a Cessna 525A, N701TF, operating on a personal flight, encountered a primary and secondary (emergency), left main landing gear, brake system failure and departed runway 18L at Tampa international airport, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear and the airframe nose primary structure area. The flight originated at marco island, Florida, at 1600 EST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2006, AT 1647 EST, A CESSNA 525A, N701TF, OPERATING ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, ENCOUNTERED A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY (EMERGENCY), LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 18L AT TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRFRAME NOSE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AREA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA, AT 1600 EST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTampa, FLFailure of both the left main and auxiliary brake lines due to fatigue cracking, rendering directional control impossible. A contributing factor in this accident was the airport sign concrete pad.Feb 16, 2006 · Substantial damage