# Accident 20130405005849A: Cessna 414, Hammonton, NJ, April 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2013, 11:51 local time
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Airport: Hammonton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6675° N, 74.7578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6675&lon=-74.7578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37480-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 110 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130405005849A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 5, 2013, AT APPROXIMATLY 11:51 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 414 MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N37480, PILOTED BY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH LANDING ROLL-OUT. IMPACT INTO TREES OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1750 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 3 AT HAMMONTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HAMMONTON, NJ.

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THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN (GROUND) DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THROUGH THE USE OF RUDDER STEERING AND THUS IMPACTED THE TREES.

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THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED * SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT FORCES (INTO TREES) AND POST-CRASH FIRE.

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THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE

PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT

## 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 ERA13LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA191), Apr 5, 2013: Cessna 414 (N37480), Hammonton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing due to the failure of the nose landing gear's left trunnion lug.

## Other reports on N37480 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040917025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040917025299I), Sep 17, 2004: Cessna 414 (N37480), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. (-23) During roll-out after landing, while still on the runway, two deer crossed the path of the aircraft. One animal was heavily struck by the r/h prop and…

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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