# Accident 20220502003329A: Cessna 414, Lemont Furnace, PA, May 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lemont Furnace, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 14TA
- Location: 39.9561° N, 79.6638° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9561&lon=-79.6638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TA-2023-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: TCM Cont TSIO-520 series (registry code 17060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-cont-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO 520SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,600 total, 5,212 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220502003329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA215), May 2, 2022: Cessna 414 (N46TA), Connellsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N46TA (2)

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

- [Incident 19840207048339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840207048339I), Feb 7, 1984: Cessna 414 (N46TA), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend the nose gear. Elected to land gear up.
- [Accident 19820708029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820708029349A), Jul 8, 1982: Cessna 414 (N46TA), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed during landing roll. Drag brace bushings were loose.

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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