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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Rostraver Towns, PA · June 19, 2022

Date: June 19, 2022 · 13:15 local
Place: Rostraver Towns, PA
Airport: Rostraver Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1996G
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA272
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,050 total

N1996GRegistration cancelled Jan 6, 2023 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0603 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 414 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Following touchdown, approximately 1000 feet from the runway 26 threshold, pilot applied brakes and aircraft would not slow down. Pilot shut down both engines and fuel and raised the flaps in preparation for impact. Upon approach to the end of the runway, pilot veered the aircraft towards the left, down a 20-foot embankment, avoiding damage to airport lighting and infrastructure. Subsequent FAA investigation found both brake master cylinders depleted of hydraulic fluid attributed to a loose elbow attached to the left side master cylinder brake line. Hydraulic fluid was found coating the flight controls, cables, and pulleys under the pilot's floor panel and seeping out of the weep holes on the aircraft belly. Aircraft received substantial damage to the nose assembly, landing gear, propellers, and wings as a result of this braking system failure.

As the FAA filed it

FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 26 THRESHOLD, PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. PILOT SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND FUEL AND RAISED THE FLAPS IN PREPARATION FOR IMPACT. UPON APPROACH TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT VEERED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE LEFT, DOWN A 20-FOOT EMBANKMENT, AVOIDING DAMAGE TO AIRPORT LIGHTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. SUBSEQUENT FAA INVESTIGATION FOUND BOTH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS DEPLETED OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ATTRIBUTED TO A LOOSE ELBOW ATTACHED TO THE LEFT SIDE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LINE. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND COATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, CABLES, AND PULLEYS UNDER THE PILOT'S FLOOR PANEL AND SEEPING OUT OF THE WEEP HOLES ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE ASSEMBLY, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLERS, AND WINGS AS A RESULT OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE.

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 ERA22LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMonongahela, PALoss of braking authority due to a loosened brake line fitting for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a runway overrun.Jun 19, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1996G · 2

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

Incident 20110517009279ILanding: Touchdown · Cincinnati, OHWhile attempting to land at isz the pilot put the gear down and did not recieve an indication that the nose wheel locked in place. Pilot decided to divert to luk where they have emergency equipment. Pilot ran checklists and performed some trouble shooting but…May 17, 2011 · Minor damage Incident 20060102001459ILevel Off Touchdown · Birmingham, AL(-23) The pilot stated that the nose gear down lock light did not illuminate. The pilot also stated that he followed the emergency procedures, and verified with the Birmingham tower that the gear was down. He then landed at which time the nose gear collapsed.…Jan 2, 2006 · Minor damage