20260104004479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414A · Tampa, FL · January 4, 2026

Date
January 4, 2026 · 19:50 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Tampa International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N140KM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA087
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,038 total974 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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.

Upon landing the pilot was attempting to apply right pedal / brakes. Right pedal was not moving; right brakes did not work aircraft veered left and hit taxi sign. After aircraft stopped the pilot found yeti water bottle behind right pedal.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY RIGHT PEDAL / BRAKES. RIGHT PEDAL WAS NOT MOVING; RIGHT BRAKES DID NOT WORK AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HIT TAXI SIGN. AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED THE PILOT FOUND YETI WATER BOTTLE BEHIND RIGHT PEDAL.

NTSB investigation

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