# Accident 20070505009169A: Cessna 414A, Sturgeon Bay, WI, May 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2007, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Airport: Door County Cherryland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8436° N, 87.4214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8436&lon=-87.4214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53WT) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505009169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 414A OVERSHOT RUNWAY 20 AT THE CHERRYLAND AIRPORT, STURGEON BAY, WI AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE COMING TO A STOP ON THE COUNTY HIGHWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT'S REPORT OF NO BRAKES WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER SERVICING, THE BRAKE DISKS AND PUCKS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S LIMITS. STATIC GROUND SYSTEM CHECK COMPLIED WITH, FOUND SATISFACTORY. RUNWAY SKID MARKS AND GROUND SCARS WERE OBSERVED FOR A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 2,000 FEET.

## 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 CHI07LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA135), May 6, 2007: Cessna 414A (N53WT), Sturgeon Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Worn brakes which resulted in an overrun during landing. A fence was a factor.

## Other reports on N53WT (1)

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

- [Incident 20120402004549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120402004549I), Apr 2, 2012: Cessna 414A (N53WT), Sturgeon Bay, WI, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot became incapacitated near his destination of sue from a heart attack. An uncertificated passenger, his spouse, took control of the aircraft and landed it…

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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