# Accident 20060514017619A: Cessna 414A, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 14, 2006 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 14, 2006, 16:15 local time - Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL - Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced Landing - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: L7OA - Location: 26.2042° N, 80.2092° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2042&lon=-80.2092&mi=10 - Aircraft: N79NS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79NS-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520* - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA108) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060514017619A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON MAY 14, 2006 A CESSNA 414A, REGISTERED TO CORAL AIRSHARE LLC (N79NS) AND OPERATED BY SKY LIMO CORPORATION (TITLE 14 CFR 135) DEPARTED WITHAM FIELD (KSUA) BOUND FOR FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:25 LOCAL TIME. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON-BOARD. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED KEY WEST (KEYW) AND FLEW TO KSUA. AT KSUA, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 35 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING UPON ARRIVAL AT KSUA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL 10 GALLONS OF FUEL. RECEIPTS FROM THE LOCAL FBO CONFIRM THIS. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF KFXE THE RIGHT ENGINE SURGED AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE PIC STATED AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE HE NOTED THE RIGHT FUEL INDICATOR WAS READING BETWEEN 10-15 GALLONS AND THE LEFT FUEL INDICATOR WAS READING 20 GALLONS. AT THIS TIME, THE PIC REQUESTED PRIORITY FOR LANDING AT KFXE. THE PIC DECLINED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WHEN ASKED BY KFXE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE PIC STATED HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PIC MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AT THE 3700 BLOCK ON NW 62ND STREET. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED AS BEING DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED AT THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE ENGINE ADJACENT TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE SECTION FROM THE RADOME AFT TO THE LEFT NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND TORN OPEN. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS APPEARED TO BE IN THE FEATHERED POSITION. THE ENGINE CONTROLS WERE OBSERVED AS FOLLOWS: BOTH THROTTLE LEVERS WERE FULL FORWARD. BOTH PROPELLERS LEVERS WERE IN THE FULL AFT POSITION. (THE LEFT LEVER WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 KNOB FORWARD OF THE RIGHT LEVER). BOTH MIXTURE CONTROLS WERE IN THE FULL AFT POSITION. (THE RIGHT LEVER WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 KNOB FORWARD OF THE LEFT). WHILE INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL OR OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS ALSO NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF STANDING FUEL OR OIL NEARBY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SPRAYED FOAM ONTO THE AIRCRAFT. AT THE TIME OF THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUEL OR OIL MIXED IN THE REMAINING RESIDUAL FOAM. THE ACCIDENT SITE LACKED THE ODOR OF FUEL THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE RIGHT WING HAVING BEEN ALMOST SEVERED. TO PREVENT THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF REMAINING FUEL, THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL SELECTORS WERE CLOSED. THE LEFT WING FUEL CAP WAS REMOVED TO FACILITATE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS OBSERVED TO BE DRY. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SUMP THE LEFT WING TANK WITH NO FUEL NOTED. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FROM SKY LIMO CORPORATION HAD DRAINED THE REMAINING FUEL FROM THE RIGHT WING. LESS THAN A GALLON OF FUEL WAS RETRIEVED. THE COCKPIT FUEL INDICATOR WAS NOTED AS READING ZERO. THE FLAPS WERE ALSO NOTED AS BEING IN THE FULL-RETRACTED POSITION. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FLAP CONTROL AND INDICATOR INSIDE THE COCKPIT CONFIRMED THIS CONDITION. AN INSPECTION OF BOTH ENGINES WAS CONDUCTED TO CHECK FOR PRESENCE OF FUEL. THE FUEL LINES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE SPIDERS WERE REMOVED. TRACE AMOUNTS OF FUEL WERE NOTED IN THE RIGHT SPIDER AND NO FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE LEFT SPIDER. NO FUEL WAS DETECTED AT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT FUEL INLET LINES AT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS. NO FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE OUTLET SIDE OF THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE OUTLET SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. ## 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 MIA06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA108), May 14, 2006: Cessna 414A (N79NS), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning due to his failure to assure an adequate supply of fuel was available for the flight, resulting in the loss of engine power in both engines due to fuel… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.