- Date
- August 16, 1985, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hilton Head, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2624DCessna 441
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850816072899I
- Case key
- 6679
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the approach sequence and profile were normal, and there were no apparent aircraft problems. After touch down the pilot applied reverse thrust. During the landing roll out, the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway, collided with a taxiway marker and a runway light. The aircraft examination disclosed that, the left propeller ground strike had occurred. When pulled into reverse, the throttle levers could overlap, causing a difference in the fuel controller reading on each engine. The engine examination disclosed that the right engine negative torque sensing camset was displaced two teeth from the installed reference point. This condition prevented the right propeller from coming out of the feather position during the post incident examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2624D
- Reported as
- Cessna 441
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 441-0122
- Airframe hours
- 1,351
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331 SERIES, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Law Offices Leonard C. Jacques
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 10, 1985 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- Detroit, MI
- Airport
- 49J · Hilton Head, runway 21, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 130 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.