# Accident 20060216003689A: Cessna 525A, Tampa, FL, February 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2006, 16:47 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9756° N, 82.5331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9756&lon=-82.5331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701TF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,533 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060216003689A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA06LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA057), Feb 16, 2006: Cessna 525A (N701TF), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure 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.

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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