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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Lemont Furnace, PA · May 2, 2022

Date: May 2, 2022 · 16:00 local
Place: Lemont Furnace, PA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 14TA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N46TA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA215
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520SER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,600 total5,212 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N46TARegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2023 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0466 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 414 Engine modelTCM Cont TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot discovered at rotation speed the elevator control would not pull back. The pilot applied the brakes and reduced power. The aircraft slid off the end of of the runway (approache end of runway 5) the aircraft was destroyed. Two occupants on board vacated the aircraft without serious injury.

- It was later discovered the nav com KX-155 radio tray was caught in the elevator bell crank, which caused the elevator control yoke to be jammed.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DISCOVERED AT ROTATION SPEED THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WOULD NOT PULL BACK. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REDUCED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF OF THE RUNWAY (APPROACHE END OF RUNWAY 5) THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD VACATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY.

- IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THE NAV COM KX-155 RADIO TRAY WAS CAUGHT IN THE ELEVATOR BELL CRANK, WHICH CAUSED THE ELEVATOR CONTROL YOKE TO BE JAMMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA215Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportConnellsville, PAThe pilot/mechanic’s failure to properly secure two airplane avionics units, which resulted in the trays supporting the units to sag downward and become lodged in the movement area of the elevator bellcrank during the accident takeoff.May 2, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N46TA · 2

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

Incident 19840207048339IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Burbank, CAUnable to extend the nose gear. Elected to land gear up.Feb 7, 1984 · Minor damage Accident 19820708029349ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Burbank, CALeft main landing gear collapsed during landing roll. Drag brace bushings were loose.Jul 8, 1982 · Substantial damage