# Accident 20171119019419A: Rockwell International 112A, Clearwater, FL, November 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9831° N, 82.7631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9831&lon=-82.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1401J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1401J-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 245 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019419A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/19/17 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EST, ROCKWELL COMMANDER 112 AIRCRAFT, N1401J, CRASHED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET DURING AN APPROACH TO CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW). N1401J OPERATING UNDER PART 91, IN VMC CONDITIONS WAS ENROUTE FROM ZPH TO CLW. ON 4 MILE BASE LEG TO CLW RUNWAY 16 THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO  THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON NORTH KEENE ROAD SOUTH OF CROSS STREET SUNSET POINT.  ON SHORT FINAL THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STREET SIGN AND SMALL TREE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE NORTH BOUND TRAFFIC LANE AND CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS AND NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE CLEARWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTAINED SPILLED FUEL FROM THE RUPTURED LEFT WING TANK(S).

## 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 ANC18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA010), Nov 19, 2017: Rockwell International 112A (N1401J), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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